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Alloteropsis semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc. var. eckloniana (Nees) C.E. Hubb. Bluffia eckloniana Nees Paspalum semialatum R. Br. var. ecklonii (Stapf) Eyles |
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As for subsp. semialata but the leaf lamina is broad and flat, narrowing abruptly at the apex, the ribs of the basal sheaths are slender and the spikelets are densely packed on the racemes. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 338. (Includes a picture). Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Pages 60 - 61. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 28. As Alloteropsis semialata ecklonii 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 99. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 85. As Alloteropsis semialata ecklonii |
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