Lipocarpha nana
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Habit
03 Mar 2009
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Stem
03 Mar 2009
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Inflorescence
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Inflorescence
03 Mar 2009
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Full name: | Lipocarpha nana (A.Rich.) Cherm. |
| ID status: | ID not 100% certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | - |
| Synonym(s): | Cyperus persquarrosus T.Koyama Cyperus unistamen T.Koyama Fuirena nana A.Rich. Lipocarpha minima Cherm. Lipocarpha nana (A.Rich.) J.Raynal Lipocarpha pulcherrima Ridl. Lipocarpha pulcherrima Ridl. forma luxurians Merxm. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Tufted annual sedge with somewhat flattened stems up to 40 cm high. Leaves pale green, 2-8 cm long and c. 1.2 mm wide, slightly channeled; sheaths reddish-purple near the base. Bracts 2-3, green up to 6 cm long. Inflorescence terminal with 1-4 (mostly 3) ovoid spikelets, 2-8 mm long. Spikelet bracts dark brown to blackish with a long, recurved spine-like apical tip. (from Flora of Zimbabwe website) Tufted annual, 10-40 cm tall. Inflorescence terminal, of 1-9 ovoid spikelets; spikelet with 1-2 scales between spikelet bracts with recurved apex. (from Flora of Zambia website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
