Cyperus renschii
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Record: EA Robinson
Jan 1954
Photocopy by Mike Bingham
Chishinga Ranch
Record: William Astle
Photocopy by Mike Bingham
Habit
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Spikelets
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
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Similar to C. laxus but much bigger, with smaller spikelets. Plants found in open vegetation have narrower leaves. |
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Comoro Islands |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in west and central Africa, south to Angola. |
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| Literature: |
Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 96. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 122. |
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