| Synonyms: |
Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poir.) Lye |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Densely tufted annual, 5-30 cm excluding the stem-like inflorescence bract, which is usually shorter than the stem. Leaves mostly reduced to sheaths, but when present up to 3 cm long; Inflorescence an apparently lateral group of (1)2-20 subsessile or shortly stalked spikelets. Nutlets almost black, transversely wrinkled. |
| Type location: |
Botswana |
| Notes: | A single record from Zambia, but from an extensive habitat, so probably overlooked. |
| Derivation of specific name: | raynalii: in honour of Jean Raynal (1933-1979) |
| Habitat: | Seasonally flooded areas, floodplain margins |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 0 - 1150 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Botswana, Uganda, Tanzania |
| FZ divisions: | B |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 157. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 34. |