Eleocharis mutata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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Status: Native
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Jamaica
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Worldwide distribution: Senegal, Guinea-Bisau, Guinea, Sierra-Leone, Liberia, Burkina, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Chad, Gulf of Guinea islands, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Botanical divisions: I,XI
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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 Page 49.

Mofao, C. & Reynders, M. (2025). Cyperaceae Tribu XI. Eleochariteae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 12 - 13.


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


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Eleocharis mutata.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=256420, retrieved 26 August 2025

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