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Schoenoplectiella articulata
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Schoenoplectus articulatus (L.) Palla Scirpus articulatus L. |
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Annual or short-lived perennial; roots shallow, white and brown; stems 3-10, tufted, terete, hollow or filled with pith, articulate with clear transverse septa, up to 80 cm long; or 120 cm including the inflorescence bract. Leaves reduced to sheaths. Inflorescence a dense head of up to 25 spikelets. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa, Mascarene Islands, India |
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| Literature: |
Browning, J., Gordon-Gray, K.D., Lock, M., Beentje, H., Vollesen, K., Bauters, K., Archer, C., Larridon, I., Xanthos, M., Vorster, P., Bruhl, J., Wilson, K. & Zhang, X. (2020). Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 Pages 36 - 37. Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 156. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 30. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 89. 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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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schoenoplectiella articulataAfrican Plant Database: Schoenoplectiella articulata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schoenoplectiella articulata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schoenoplectiella articulata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schoenoplectiella articulata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schoenoplectiella articulata
JSTOR Plant Science: Schoenoplectiella articulata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schoenoplectiella articulata
Plants of the World Online: Schoenoplectiella articulata
Tropicos: Schoenoplectiella articulata
Wikipedia: Schoenoplectiella articulata
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