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Phacelurus huillensis
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Along main road from Thazima Gate near elephant Sanctuary, Nyika National Park.
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Along main road from Thazima Gate near elephant Sanctuary, Nyika National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Along main road from Thazima Gate near elephant Sanctuary, Nyika National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Along main road from Thazima Gate near elephant Sanctuary, Nyika National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Along main road from Thazima Gate near elephant Sanctuary, Nyika National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Coelorachis fasciculata Peter Coelorachis undulatifolia (Chiov.) Chiov. Rottboellia huillensis Rendle Rottboellia sulcata Peter Rottboellia undulatifolia Chiov. Thyrsia huillensis (Rendle) Stapf Thyrsia inflata Stapf Thyrsia undulatifolia (Chiov.) Robyns |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted perennial grass with culms up to 1.8 mm tall. Leaves, linear, flat, 15-40 cm long. Inflorescence 10-25 cm long with a short central axis and 4-24 racemes 8-20 cm long, mostly hairless. Sessile spikelets ovate, pallid to purplish; pedicelled spikelets similar but smaller or vestigial. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Habitat: | In woodland and riverine grassland. |
| Altitude range: | 1000 - 1930 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Maalwi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 7 July 2019 |
| 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 358. (Includes a picture). Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 162 - 163. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 138. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 63. As Thyrsia undulatifolia Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 134. Simon, B.K. (1971). Zambian grass list Kirkia 8(1) Page 53. As Thyrsia undulatifolia |
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