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Kyllinga crassipes
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Seldomseen, Vumba
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Seldomseen, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Cyperus bulbipes Mattf. & Kük. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial sedge, up to 50 cm tall. Culms strongly triangular, 5-15 mm thick, ridged, often with spine-like hairs below the inflorescence. Leaves basal, linear, 10-30 cm long, often with small reddish-brown dots; margin and midrib with spine-like hairs. Inflorescence ovoid to spherical, up to 9 × 10 mm, white. Involucral bracts 2-4, leaf-like, largest 7-15 cm long. Glumes 3-3.5 mm long, often with small reddish-brown dots. Nutlet ovate, flattened, c. 1.5-0.8 mm. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | crassipes: thick-footed or thick-stalked. |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 4 September 2009 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. 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 88. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Kyllinga crassipesAfrican Plant Database: Kyllinga crassipes
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Kyllinga crassipes
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Wikipedia: Kyllinga crassipes
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