Eleocharis mutata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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Status:	Native
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Type location:	Jamaica
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Worldwide distribution:	Senegal, Guinea-Bisau, Guinea, Sierra-Leone, Liberia, Burkina, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Chad, Gulf of Guinea islands, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Zambian distribution (Provinces):	N
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Literature:	Browning, J., Gordon-Gray, K.D., Lock, M., Beentje, H., Vollesen, K., Bauters, K., Archer, C., Larridon, I., Xanthos, M., Vorster, P., Bruhl, J., Wilson, K. & Zhang, X. (2020). Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 Page 49. Mofao, C. & Reynders, M. (2025). Cyperaceae Tribu XI. Eleochariteae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 12 - 13.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eleocharis mutata
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