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Kyllinga alba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Cyperus alatus (Nees) F. Muell. subsp. albus (Nees) Lye Cyperus cristatus (Kunth) Mattf. & Kük. Cyperus nigripes (C.B. Clarke) Kuk var. grandiceps Kuk Kyllinga alata Nees var. alba (Nees) Kuntze Kyllinga cristata Kunth |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 60 cm tall with culms tufted; Inflorescence a single white globose head, 9-18 mm in diameter, subtended by 3-4 spreading or reflexed bracts, 4-18 cm long. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | alba: white |
| Habitat: | In a variety of grassland and woodland habitats, usually in moist places. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and South Africa. |
| Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Browning, J., Gordon-Gray, K.D., Lock, M., Beentje, H., Vollesen, K., Bauters, K., Archer, C., Larridon, I., Xanthos, M., Vorster, P., Bruhl, J., Wilson, K. & Zhang, X. (2020). Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 Pages 311 - 314. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 301. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 23. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 124. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 76. (Includes a picture). 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 111. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 58. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 120. |
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