Ascolepis densa Goetgh.

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Ascolepis densa

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Ascolepis densa

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Ascolepis densa

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Mutinondo Wilderness Area

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Slender perennial herb, 10-40 cm tall. Stem base bulbous, with the dark brown or purple remnants of leaf-sheaths. Involucral bracts few, up to 6 cm long. Inflorescence white or cream, globose, 5-8 mm in diameter; spikelets densely spirally imbricate. Apex of glumes acute.
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Derivation of specific name: densa: dense
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Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Angola, D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe distribution: N,C
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Literature:

Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2

Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa

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 87.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Ascolepis densa.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=109320, retrieved 31 October 2024

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