Cyperus renschii Boeck.

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Cyperus renschii

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Cyperus renschii

Photo: Mike Bingham
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Cyperus renschii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District, Lusaka Province

Cyperus renschii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District, Lusaka Province

Cyperus renschii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District, Lusaka Province

Cyperus renschii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District, Lusaka Province

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Description: Similar to C. laxus but much bigger, with smaller spikelets. Plants found in open vegetation have narrower leaves.
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Worldwide distribution: Widespread in west and central Africa, south to Angola.
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Literature:

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 122.

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Flora of Zambia: Cyperus renschii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyperus renschii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cyperus renschii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cyperus renschii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyperus renschii
JSTOR Plant Science: Cyperus renschii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cyperus renschii
Plants of the World Online: Cyperus renschii
Tropicos: Cyperus renschii
Wikipedia: Cyperus renschii


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 Caprivi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Cyperus renschii.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=228440, retrieved 28 April 2024

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