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Scleria glabra
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| Status: | Native |
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Entirely glabrous annual with erect stems 0.25─1.2 m tall, and minute root system. Leaves 1.4─4(─6) mm wide. Inflorescence paniculate, with branches up to 10 cm of more long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | glabra: smooth, lacking hairs, scales or other protuberances |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Regional: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique Global: D.R. Congo, Burundi, Tanzania |
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| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 397. |
Other sources of information about Scleria glabra:
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Scleria glabraFlora of Zambia: Scleria glabra
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Scleria glabraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scleria glabra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Scleria glabra
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Scleria glabra
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iNaturalist: Scleria glabra
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scleria glabra
JSTOR Plant Science: Scleria glabra
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scleria glabra
Plants of the World Online: Scleria glabra
Tropicos: Scleria glabra
Wikipedia: Scleria glabra
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