Kyllinga triceps
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Chakwenga Headwaters
Record: EA Robinson
Jan 1964
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Cyperus dubius Rottb. Cyperus tenuifolius Steud. var. tenuifolius Kyllinga tenuifolia Steud. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted perennial, culm bases densely covered with persistent old leaf sheaths, triangular, glabrous. |
| Type location: |
India |
| Notes: | The genus Kyllinga is unlikely to survive, and there is strong support to sink it into Cyperus. Whether K. tenuifolia as a synonym of C. dubius receives formal recognition, at either specific or subspecific level remains to be seen. |
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| FZ divisions: | W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,C,Lk,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 28 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 330. under Kyllinga tenuifolia |
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