Ascolepis lineariglumis Lye
var. lineariglumis

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Synonyms:	Ascolepis protea Welw. var. splendida K. Schum.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Tufted annual or perennial; stem bases enclosed in old fibrous leaf-sheaths. Inflorescence white, 2‒4(‒5) cm across; glumes linear, 10‒30 cm long.
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Worldwide distribution:	FZ distribution: Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Other from Nigeria and S. Sudan to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Angola.
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Literature:	Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 267 - 268. 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 87. As Ascolepis protea var. splendida

Flora of Zambia: Ascolepis lineariglumis var. lineariglumis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ascolepis lineariglumis var. lineariglumis

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