Scleria laxa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Sclerieae
Genus: Scleria
Species: Scleria laxa

Name

Scleria laxa R.Br., 1810

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Scleria filipendula S.T.Blake in Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 58: 49 (1947)
  • Scleria laxa var. pseudotesselata Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 489 (1915)
  • Scleria trisulcata G.P.Li in Fl. Fujianica 6: 689 (1995)

Homonyms

• Scleria laxa Torr. in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 376 (1836), nom. illeg. vide Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 543 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan Regional: Southeastern Asia Nicobar Is., Philippines Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 240

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Scleria laxa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Scleria laxa. Published online. Accessed: June 16 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Scleria laxa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 June 2025. Reference page.