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Scleria longispiculata
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40 km north of Kabwe
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1961
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Frequency: | Widely distributed: |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stout rhizomatous perennial 0.6-1.2 m tall, with a creeping woody rhizome 4-6 mm wide, producing erect stems at 0.5-2 cm intervals, stem bases slightly swollen. Leaves hairy or hispid. Inflorescences simply spicate 5-10 cm long with many glomerules 1-2 cm apart each of 2-6 greenish or pale brown spikelets; glumes brown with green midrib. Nutlet 3.5-4.5mm long and at least 2 mm thick. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | Red data list status: Few records though widely distributed: Data Deficient |
| Derivation of specific name: | longispiculata: refers to the long spicules/spikes? |
| Habitat: | Sandy ground in Brachystegia-Uapaca woodland |
| Altitude range: | 900 - 1000 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | C,W |
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| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 14 March 2017 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 303. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 388. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Scleria longispiculataBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scleria longispiculata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scleria longispiculata
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