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Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl
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Description:
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Annual or short-lived perennial, culms tufted, 3-angled, smooth, lower parts with several nodes. Involucral bracts 3-5, leaf-like, spreading. Inflorescence ± capitate or simple; spikelets 3-20 per cluster. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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sanguinolentus: sanguineus = blood red; lentus = pliant, flexible |
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Worldwide distribution:
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East Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea to Zambia; Mediterranean , Asia, Australia |
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Literature:
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Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 287 - 288.
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