Pycreus capillifolius
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Kasama
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1960
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual up to 33 cm high; culms tufted. Involucral bracts leaf-like, the lowermost continuing in the direction of the culm, the inflorescence therefore appearing lateral. Inflorescence capitate, spikelets sessile, 8-30 per head; glumes golden yellowish-brown to dark reddish-brown. |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | The distinctive feature, the lowermost glume continuing in the direction of the culm, as stated in the description, only becomes apparent in the mature inflorescence (LM 1299). |
| Derivation of specific name: | capillifolius: hair-like leaves |
| Habitat: | Seeps, shallow soil over rock pavements. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 2040 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Western, eastern Africa from Ethiopia to Angola and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,Mc,C |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 10 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 284. Maquet, P. (1988). Cyperaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 472. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 101. |
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