Scleria longispiculata Nelmes

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Scleria longispiculata

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Status: Native
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Stout rhizomatous perennial 0.6-1.2 m tall, with a creeping woody rhizome 4-6 mm wide, producing erect stems at 0.5-2 cm intervals, stem bases slightly swollen. Leaves hairy or hispid. Inflorescences simply spicate 5-10 cm long with many glomerules 1-2 cm apart each of 2-6 greenish or pale brown spikelets; glumes brown with green midrib. Nutlet 3.5-4.5mm long and at least 2 mm thick.
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Derivation of specific name: longispiculata: refers to the long spicules/spikes?
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Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania
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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 303.

Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 388.

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Flora of Caprivi: Scleria longispiculata
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Scleria longispiculata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scleria longispiculata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Scleria longispiculata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scleria longispiculata
JSTOR Plant Science: Scleria longispiculata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scleria longispiculata
Plants of the World Online: Scleria longispiculata
Tropicos: Scleria longispiculata
Wikipedia: Scleria longispiculata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Scleria longispiculata.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=213100, retrieved 28 March 2024

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