haala

Scientific Name
(1) Cyperus distans L.; (2) Cyperaceae spp.
Notes

(1) Cyperus distans L. 
Family: Cyperaceae
Notes from Walsh & Moyer: Uzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve: sedge used for thatching (Shangali et al. 1998). Also recorded as mwahatsa (q.v.). [check botanical name]

 

(2) Cyperaceae spp.
Family: Cyperaceae
Notes from Walsh & Moyer: = hala, Cyperaceae ‘in general’, Udzungwa (Rodgers and Mwasumbi n.d.).

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