Scleria lacustris
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Lake Bangweulu, Nsombo
in shallow water
Record: EA Robinson
May 1961
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual, rooted emergent aquatic, stems up to 2.8 m long (APD). |
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| Notes: | Red data list status: A single collection from Zambia, but widespread in Africa. |
| Derivation of specific name: | lacustris: of the lake (lacus) |
| Habitat: | Annual, rooted emergent aquatic, stems up to 2.8 m long (APD). |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 m (approx) |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Regional: Zambia, Botswana (Okavango) Global: West Africa, Madagascar |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
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| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 10 March 2017 |
| Literature: |
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 121. |
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