Alloteropsis semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc.
subsp. eckloniana (Nees) Gibbs Russ.

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Synonyms: Alloteropsis semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc. var. eckloniana (Nees) C.E. Hubb.
Bluffia eckloniana Nees
Paspalum semialatum R. Br. var. ecklonii (Stapf) Eyles
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Status: Native
Description:
As for subsp. semialata but the leaf lamina is broad and flat, narrowing abruptly at the apex, the ribs of the basal sheaths are slender and the spikelets are densely packed on the racemes.
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Habitat: Upland grassland
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Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,N
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 338. (Includes a picture).

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 60 - 61.

Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 28. As Alloteropsis semialata ecklonii

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 99.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 85. As Alloteropsis semialata ecklonii

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Flora of Malawi: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana
Flora of Mozambique: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana
Flora of Zimbabwe: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Alloteropsis semialata
African Plant Database: Alloteropsis semialata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alloteropsis semialata
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=106770, retrieved 3 December 2024

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