Pycreus intactus
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Mkushi, Fiwila Mission
Record: EA Robinson
Jan 1958
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2013
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
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| Synonyms: |
Cyperus intactus Vahl Cyperus polystachyos var. micans (Kunth) C.B. Clarke Pycreus ferrugineus (Poir.) C.B. Clarke |
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| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted leafy perennial (or annual depending on habitat conditions), culms erect. Inflorescence anthelate, spikelets lanceolate, not linear at base.
“The general facies is of a species of Cyperus rather than Pycreus, but style branches are always two” Gordon-Gray |
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| Notes: | The global distribution depends on how the species is defined. |
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| Habitat: | Natural or disturbed grassland, rock pavements, cultivation |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Old and New Worlds (Gordon-Gray); Southern Africa, Madagascar, India, Bangladesh (WCSP for Cyperus intactus) |
| FZ divisions: | N,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc,C |
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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 Page 143. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pycreus intactusAfrican Plant Database: Pycreus intactus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pycreus intactus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pycreus intactus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pycreus intactus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pycreus intactus
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