Scleria glabra
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Mbala District, Uninji Pans
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1956
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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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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Malawi |
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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. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 103. |
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