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Synonyms:
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Andropogon canaliculatus var. fastigiatus Stapf
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| Frequency:
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| Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Very closely allied to A. perligulatus but differing in the following characters: ligule a fringed membrane c. 0.5 mm long; leaf laminas c. 4 mm wide with some long hairs at the base; pedicels more strongly inflated-clavate; sessile spikelets 4.5–6 mm long; lemma 3.2–4 mm long, bifid to the middle; pedicelled spikelets shorter than the sessile, 4.2–4.5 mm long; anthers 1–2 mm long, dark red.
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| Notes:
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| Habitat:
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Growing in woodland and bogs |
| Altitude range: |
320 - 1700 m |
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| Worldwide distribution:
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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania westwards to Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
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Malawi distribution:
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| Endemic status:
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| Red data list status:
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| Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature:
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Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 73 - 74.
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.
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