Alloteropsis semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc.
subsp. eckloniana (Nees) Gibbs Russ.

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Synonyms: Alloteropsis semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc. var. eckloniana (Nees) C.E. Hubb.
Bluffia eckloniana Nees
Paspalum semialatum R. Br. var. ecklonii (Stapf) Eyles
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As for subsp. semialata but the leaf lamina is broad and flat, narrowing abruptly at the apex, the ribs of the basal sheaths are slender and the spikelets are densely packed on the racemes.
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Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 338. (Includes a picture).

Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 60 - 61.

Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 28. As Alloteropsis semialata ecklonii

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 99.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 85. As Alloteropsis semialata ecklonii

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Flora of Mozambique: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana
Flora of Zambia: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana
Flora of Zimbabwe: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Alloteropsis semialata
African Plant Database: Alloteropsis semialata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alloteropsis semialata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alloteropsis semialata
JSTOR Plant Science: Alloteropsis semialata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alloteropsis semialata
Plants of the World Online: Alloteropsis semialata
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Wikipedia: Alloteropsis semialata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=106770, retrieved 28 March 2024

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