Rhynchospora brevirostris
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Mapanza
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1958
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Kawambwa
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1957
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small slender annual, up to 20 cm high, with minute root system. Culms 3-angled, 6-11 cm long, ± 0.5 mm wide, glabrous. Inflorescence a slender panicle. Spikelets 2-4 per cluster, spaced out over the panicle; glumes golden brown; perianth segments absent. |
| Type location: |
Cuba |
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| Habitat: | Seasonally wet soil, often on laterite |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 950 - 1200 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Botswana; tropical Africa and America |
| FZ divisions: | B,N,W,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Lp,N,S,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 10 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 362. |
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