Pycreus mundtii Nees[Agg]
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Chipata
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1954
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Mwinilunga
Record: EM Milne-Redhead
Aug 1930
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
North Luangwa NP, Lubanga River
Aug 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
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Synonyms:
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Cyperus mundtii (Nees) Kunth
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial up to 30 cm high, with long trailing stolons up to 2 m long, rooting copiously at each node and ending in an inflorescence; culm 3-angled, smooth. Leaves up to 21 cm long, spread along the flowering stem. Inflorescence capitate or simple. Although variable the species can be identified by the presence of leaves on the flowering stem.
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Type location:
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South Africa |
Notes:
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Distribution in Zambia: varieties not determined. Gordon-Gray uses the spelling ‘Pycreus mundii’ as recommended by Gunn & Codd. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Johannes Leopold Ludwig Mund (1791-1831) botanical collector sent to the Cape to collect plants for the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic wars. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,W,C,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw,N,E,Lk,S,W |
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Content last updated: |
Wednesday 24 May 2017 |
Literature:
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Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 143.
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 284 - 287. (Includes a picture).
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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2022).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Pycreus mundtii. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=228580, retrieved 26 May 2022
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