Scleria melanotricha A. Rich.

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7 km N of Kalene Hill
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1965
Photocopy: Mike Bingham

Synonyms:	Scleria grata Nelmes Scleria melanotricha var. grata (Nelmes) Lye
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Description:	Slender hairy annual 6-50 cm tall, with minute root system. Leaf blades densely hairy. Inflorescence simply spicate, or only shortly branched towards the base; glomerules reflexed, glumes hairy; glumes with dense brown or black hairs and prominent awns.
Type location:	Ethiopia
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Derivation of specific name:	melanotricha : dark hairs, referring to the hairs on the glumes
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Worldwide distribution:	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 392 - 393. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 103.

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