Ascolepis lineariglumis
lineariglumis
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Namwala district, Mbeza
Record: EA Robinson
Jan 1954
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Ascolepis protea Welw. var. splendida K. Schum. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted annual or perennial; stem bases enclosed in old fibrous leaf-sheaths. Inflorescence white, 2‒4(‒5) cm across; glumes linear, 10‒30 cm long. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Ngwerere |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | Moist or boggy grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 1900 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | FZ distribution: Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Other from Nigeria and S. Sudan to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Angola. |
| FZ divisions: | S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | S |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 4 September 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 267 - 268. 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 87. As Ascolepis protea var. splendida |
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