Scleria distans
distans
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Kasama, Misamfu
Record: A Angus
Apr 1961
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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Scleria hirtella Sw. Scleria nutans Kunth Scleria nutans Willd. ex Kunth |
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Slender perennial 0.2─1.2 m tall; culms glabrous or hairy, slightly swollen at the base, producing up to 4 stolons. Leaves mostly produced at or near the base of the culm, glabrous to densely hairy; ligule a dense rim of short hairs. Inflorescences spicate, 6─18 cm long, with many reflexed glomerules; glumes reddish brown to black. Nutlet white, obovoid. |
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Puerto Rico |
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| Derivation of specific name: | distans: standing apart |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Subsaharan Africa, Southern USA, Central America and tropical South America. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 342. (Includes a picture). Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 183. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 383 - 385. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 103. 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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