Eleocharis atropurpurea
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Margins of Kaombe River, above Kundalila Falls
Jun 2010
Photo: M.P.Kennedy
Namwala
Record: HJ van Rensburg
Apr 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Lusaka W, Yieldingtree Farm
May 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Dwarf fragile annual. Culms 1-13 cm tall. Spikelet less than 10 mm long. Perianth bristles 0-5, shorter than the nutlet. Nutlets smooth, shiny black or dark brown when mature, flattened. |
| Type location: |
India |
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| Derivation of specific name: | atropurpurea: dark purple |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the tropics and subtropics |
| Botanical divisions: | XI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Browning, J., Gordon-Gray, K.D., Lock, M., Beentje, H., Vollesen, K., Bauters, K., Archer, C., Larridon, I., Xanthos, M., Vorster, P., Bruhl, J., Wilson, K. & Zhang, X. (2020). Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 Pages 56 - 58. (Includes a picture). Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 340. (Includes a picture). Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Pages 77 - 78. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 44 - 46. (Includes a picture). 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 88. Mofao, C. & Reynders, M. (2025). Cyperaceae Tribu XI. Eleochariteae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 17 - 18. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 97. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 119. |
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