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Scleria multispiculata Boeck. (Type: Malawi) Scleria prophyllata Nelmes (Type: Angola) |
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Slender glabrous tufted perennial 30─80 cm tall, or with short creeping rhizome. Inflorescence a spreading compound panicle 3-15(-20) cm long, the branches slender, compound; spikelets dark red axillary and pedicellate, up to 170 on one stem 3-4(-5) mm long; glumes arranged ± distichously in the spikelet. |
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Derivation of specific name: | pooides: resembling grass |
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Worldwide distribution: | Regional distribution: Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe. Global distribution: Nigeria, D.R. Congo, Angola, Madagascar |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 390. 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. |
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