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Eleocharis acutangula subsp. breviseta D.J. Rosen Eleocharis fistulosa (Poir.) Schult. Scirpus fistulosus Poir. |
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Perennial herb, stoloniferous, with 5-10 culms clumped together from a short vertical or horizontal base; culms sharply triangular, sometimes twisted. Inflorescence a cylindrical green spikelet. Nutlets pale brown, obovoid, longitudinally ridged with transvers bars. |
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India |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, Central and South America |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 77. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 88. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 97. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 119. |