Scleria unguiculata E.A. Rob.

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Zambia, Luwingu
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Literature:

Maquet, P. (1988). Cyperaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 482.

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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Flora of Botswana: Scleria unguiculata
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Scleria unguiculata
African Plant Database: Scleria unguiculata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scleria unguiculata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scleria unguiculata
Plants of the World Online: Scleria unguiculata
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Wikipedia: Scleria unguiculata


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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Scleria unguiculata.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=213230, retrieved 5 December 2025

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