Scleria woodii
C. B. Clarke
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 25-75 cm tall. It has a tuberous rhizome. The nutlets are grey with darker stripes along them.
Edible Uses
The fruit and seeds are used as spice.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry areas.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Congo R, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Scleria lelyi Hutch.Scleria rehmannii var. ornata Cherm.Scleria striatonux De Wild.Scleria woodii var. ornata (Cherm.) J. Schultze-Motel
