Pycreus mundtii Nees[Agg]

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Photo: Mike Bingham

Photo: Mike Bingham
North Luangwa National Park, Lubanga River

Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Widerness Area

Synonyms:	Cyperus mundtii (Nees) Kunth
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Description:	Perennial up to 30 cm high, with long trailing stolons up to 2 m long, rooting copiously at each node and ending in an inflorescence; culm 3-angled, smooth. Leaves up to 21 cm long, spread along the flowering stem. Inflorescence capitate or simple. Although variable the species can be identified by the presence of leaves on the flowering stem.
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Derivation of specific name:	Johannes Leopold Ludwig Mund (1791-1831) botanical collector sent to the Cape to collect plants for the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic wars.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 143. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 284 - 287. (Includes a picture).

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