Rhynchospora angolensis Turrill
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Kawambwa
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1957
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
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Synonyms:
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Rhynchospora africana Cherm.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Widespread |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Leafy perennial up to 105 cm high, with a short rhizome. Culms many, crowded,glabrous, rounded, slender. Leaf blades linear, stiff, erect. Inflorescence a slender panicle, with main branches protruding from the upper leaf sheaths and ending in a few usually stalked and solitary spikelets. Spikelets ovoid; glumes orange-brown to brown; perianth of 6 equal bristles, 3-3.5 mm long. |
Type location:
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Angola |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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Swamps and boggy grasslands |
Altitude range: |
450 - 1150 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Central, Eastern and Southern Africa |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,Lk,W |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Friday 7 July 2017 |
Literature:
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Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 360 - 361.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-23
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2023).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Rhynchospora angolensis. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=228870, retrieved 27 January 2023
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