Pycreus lanceolatus (Poir.) C.B. Clarke

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Synonyms:	Cyperus lanceolatus Poir. Pycreus propinquus Nees
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Description:	Perennial up to 52 cm high, sometimes appearing to be annual; culms tufted, 3-angled, smooth, the base covered with reddish-brown to purplish bladeless sheaths. Involucral bracts 2-3, leaf-like, stiffly spreading. Inflorescence capitate, with golden-brown spikelets in a dense, digitate, globose cluster.
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Derivation of specific name:	lanceolatus: lance-shaped, tapered to a point, probably referring to the scabrid leaf apex.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar, South America
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 291 - 292. 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 89.

Flora of Zambia: Pycreus lanceolatus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pycreus lanceolatus

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