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Schoenoplectus roylei
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Schoenopectiella roylei (Nees) Lye Scirpus quinquefarius Boeck. Scirpus roylei (Nees) Parker |
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| Status: | Native |
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Shallow rooting annual, stems tufted. Stems dark green and glossy, articulated with transverse septa, sometimes obscure on stem but usually clear on the inflorescence bract. Leaves absent, leaf-sheaths usually without lobes. Inflorescence an apparently lateral cluster of 2-10 sessile spikelets; main inflorescence bract stem-like, 6-20 cm long, flattened, jointed with transverse septa. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa, India |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 30 - 31. 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 89. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 121. |
Other sources of information about Schoenoplectus roylei:
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Flora of Botswana: Schoenoplectus royleiFlora of Zambia: Schoenoplectus roylei
Flora of Zimbabwe: Schoenoplectus roylei
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schoenoplectus royleiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schoenoplectus roylei
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schoenoplectus roylei
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Schoenoplectus roylei
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Schoenoplectus roylei
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schoenoplectus roylei
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Schoenoplectus roylei
iNaturalist: Schoenoplectus roylei
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schoenoplectus roylei
JSTOR Plant Science: Schoenoplectus roylei
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Schoenoplectus roylei
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Schoenoplectus roylei
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schoenoplectus roylei
Plants of the World Online: Schoenoplectus roylei
Tropicos: Schoenoplectus roylei
Wikipedia: Schoenoplectus roylei
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