Rottboellia purpurascens is a species of swamp grass native to tropical Western Africa and the Congo Basin.[3] It grows 1–1.6 metres (3 ft 3 in – 5 ft 3 in) tall stalks, with 25–55 centimetres (9.8 in – 1 ft 9.7 in) long leaves.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Rottboellia |
| Species: | R. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rottboellia purpurascens (Robyns) Jacq.-Fel. (1929)[1]
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References
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- ^ "Compilation Rottboellia purpurascens", JSTOR, retrieved 21 February 2022
- ^ a b "Rottboellia purpurascens", Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, retrieved 21 February 2022
- ^ "purpurascens distribution", Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, retrieved 21 February 2022
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