Cyperus renschii Boeck.

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Cyperus renschii

Record: EA Robinson
Jan 1954
Photocopy by Mike Bingham

Cyperus renschii

Chishinga Ranch
Record: William Astle
Photocopy by Mike Bingham

Cyperus renschii

Habit
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

Cyperus renschii

Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

Cyperus renschii

Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

Cyperus renschii

Spikelets
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Status: Native
Description:
Similar to C. laxus but much bigger, with smaller spikelets. Plants found in open vegetation have narrower leaves.
Type location:
Comoro Islands
Notes: Group 3: Anthelate spaced species.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In forests, forest swamps, along forest streams, occasionally in grassland or roadside.
Altitude range: 150 - 2300 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in west and central Africa, south to Angola.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N
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Content last updated: Wednesday 26 July 2023
Literature:

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 122.

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

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Cyperus renschii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=228440, retrieved 24 April 2024

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