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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. |
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Habitat: | In forests, forest swamps, along forest streams, occasionally in grassland or roadside. |
Altitude range: | 150 - 2300 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in west and central Africa, south to Angola. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Thursday 2 February 2017 |
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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