Scleria melanomphala
Also known as: Rhynchospora longigluma Kük. +6 more
- Rhynchospora longigluma Kük.
- Rhynchospora longiglumis Kük.
- Scleria centralis Cherm.
- Scleria longigluma Kük.
- Scleria melanocephala Drège
- Scleria melanomphala f. oculo-albo C.B.Clarke
- Scleria tisserantii Cherm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa and South America, Scleria melanomphala is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe