Rhynchospora brownii
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Chishinga Ranch
Record: W.L. Astle
Sep 1960
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Chakwenga Headwaters, peatbog
Feb 2001
Photo: Mike Bingham
Chakwenga Headwaters, peatbog
Feb 2001
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Leafy perennial up to 80 cm tall, from a short rhizome. Culms slender, 3-angled, the bases covered with scales and old leaf bases. Inflorescence a slender panicle with main branches protruding from the upper leaf sheaths and ending in small corymb-like clusters. Glumes brown; perianth of 6 unequal bristles. |
| Type location: |
Australia |
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| Habitat: | Dambo grasslands, swamps, stream banks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 2500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Asia and Pacific |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Lp,Mc,C,Lk |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 10 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Pages 150 - 151. (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 361 - 362. Maquet, P. (1988). Cyperaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 476. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 102. |
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