Cyperus aterrimus Steud.

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Status: Native
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Notes: The specimen in the images (Ballings & Wursten PB2982, BR) appears to be the first record from Nyika.
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Cyperus aterrimus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyperus aterrimus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cyperus aterrimus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cyperus aterrimus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cyperus aterrimus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cyperus aterrimus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyperus aterrimus
JSTOR Plant Science: Cyperus aterrimus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cyperus aterrimus
Plants of the World Online: Cyperus aterrimus
Tropicos: Cyperus aterrimus
Wikipedia: Cyperus aterrimus


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: Cyperus aterrimus.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=225760, retrieved 18 April 2024

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