Scleria boivinii Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scleria

Characteristics

Leaves up to 6 mm. wide
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Scandent perennial
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Often forming impenetrable thickets in scrub, bush and secondary forest.
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Climbing in scrub, bush and forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal social use
Edible -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Scleria boivinii world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Comoros, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Scleria boivinii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314596-1
WFO ID wfo-0000548625
COL ID 79Y37
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scleria reflexa Scleria barteri Scleria boivinii