Cyperus mundii var. mundii

Cyperaceae, K Hoenselaar, B. Verdcourt & H. Beentje. Hypolytrum, D Simpson. Fuirena, M Muasya. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2010

Type

Type: Zimbabwe, Inyanga, Niarawe stream, Swedish Exped. Afr. aust. et Rhod. austr. 1930–1931 2494 (S, holo.)

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets

Spikelets 4.3–8 m long, 2.5–3.5 mm wide, axis straight.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume

Glumes brown to black.

Ecology

In wet habitats such as swamps, lake shores, local depressions, damp grasslands and swamp forest; 600–2300 m

Conservation

Least Concern (LC) due to its wide distribution and common habitat

Note

" Pycreus mundtii var. uniceps shows much resemblance with var. mundtii, but differs in having a smaller habit, the inflorescence often capitate or simple with short primary branches and almost black glumes. It also shows much resemblance with Pycreus sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees, but the two differ in their growth habits: P. sanguinolentus has tufted culms, with all the leaves originating from the base, while P. mundtii var. uniceps is stoloniferous, with extensive growth, rooting at each node on the stolon and ending in an inflorescence, the leaves spread along the flowering culms.

Distribution

Flora districts: U1 U2 K4 K 6T2 T3 T4 T7 Range: Chad, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana