Scleria melanotricha Hochst. & A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scleria

Characteristics

Achenes obovoid, compressed, 1·25–1·75 mm. long, 1·1–1·6 mm. diam., lacunose, often with three smooth longitudinal panels
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Spike 5–20 cm. long with 5–17 sessile reflexed glomerules
Slender annual up to 45 cm. high
Linear leaves
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.34
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Environment

In seasonally swampy places in shallow soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Scleria melanotricha world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Conservation status

Scleria melanotricha threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314865-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551673
COL ID 4VNVM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scleria grata Scleria melanotricha Scleria melanotricha var. grata Scleria melanotricha var. melanotricha