Scleria globonux
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25 km west of Kasama
Record: EA Robinson
May 1961
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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Annual, sparingly hairy, 0.5─1 m tall. Inflorescence of a terminal panicle and 2─3 lateral panicles occurring singly at the nodes on long flexuous hairy peduncles. Nutlet hairy, white or rusty-red, nearly globose, approximately 3x2.5 mm. |
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Sudan (South Sudan?) |
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| Derivation of specific name: | globonux: nut globose |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Regional:Zambia Global: tropical West and East Africa. |
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| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 402 - 403. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 103. |
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