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Scleria tessellata
sphaerocarpa
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100 km E of Kasama
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1962
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
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Densely tufted annual 0.15-1m tall with reddish roots. Leaves plicate, 2-6 mm wide, glabrous or more rarely shortly hairy. Inflorescence of lateral panicles borne singly at the nodes on short erect peduncles. Var.:Nutlets grey, globose, 2.7-3 mm long, 2.3-2.5 mm wide, glabrous or shortly hairy. deeply lacunose-tessellate. |
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Zambia Mungwi |
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| Habitat: | Damp grassland |
| Altitude range: | 1000 - 2100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal and S. Sudan to Angola and Zambia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 6 April 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 403 - 404. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Scleria tessellataBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scleria tessellata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Scleria tessellata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Scleria tessellata
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iNaturalist: Scleria tessellata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scleria tessellata
JSTOR Plant Science: Scleria tessellata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scleria tessellata
Plants of the World Online: Scleria tessellata
Tropicos: Scleria tessellata
Wikipedia: Scleria tessellata
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