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Rhynchospora holoschoenoides
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Rhynchospora cyperoides Mart. |
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Perennial 40-130 cm high. Culms 3-angled, few to many arising from bases at the ends of short curved scaly stolons. Inflorescence very variable, capitate or simple, with several heads, paniculate with dense clusters of spikelets, or with few to many stalked spikelets. Involucral bract 1, leaf-like. Perianth of 6 equal bristles. Glumes golden brown. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Gabon, S. America |
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| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Pages 150 - 152. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 358 - 360. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 89. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 121. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 184. as Rhynchospora arechavaletae |
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