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CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Polycarpaea corymbosa   (L.) Lam.
Zarma name: bortegui bonkoirey (?)
A weed of cultivated or fallowed land.
Uses: Fodder (whole plant)
Notes: Resembles P. linearifolia but can be distinguished by tinged flower heads below which branchlets are visible.
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1. Habit 2. Inflorescence (dried specimen collected in Mali)
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