Pycreus lanceolatus
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Kaputa District, Kundabwika Falls
Dec 2002
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kaputa District, Kundabwika Falls
Dec 2002
Photo: Mike Bingham
Shiwa Ngandu, dambo
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1956
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Luanshya, Masaiti
Record: A.Angus
Apr 1961
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Cyperus lanceolatus Poir. Pycreus propinquus Nees |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial up to 52 cm high, sometimes appearing to be annual; culms tufted, 3-angled, smooth, the base covered with reddish-brown to purplish bladeless sheaths. Involucral bracts 2-3, leaf-like, stiffly spreading. Inflorescence capitate, with golden-brown spikelets in a dense, digitate, globose cluster. |
| Type location: |
Madagascar |
| Notes: | Similar to Pycreus flavescens, differing in its more coarse and perennial habit. |
| Derivation of specific name: | lanceolatus: lance-shaped, tapered to a point, probably referring to the scabrid leaf apex. |
| Habitat: | Wet grasslands, swamps, river banks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 0 - 1850 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar, South America |
| FZ divisions: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N,Mc |
| Growth form(s): | |
| 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 11 September 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 291 - 292. 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 89. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 101. |
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