Scleria polycarpa

Scleria polycarpa

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 509 (1874).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex lithosperma G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 65 (1786), nom. illeg.
  • Scleria graeffeana Boeckeler, Flora 58: 121 (1875).
  • Scleria micrantha C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 58 (1908), nom. illeg.
  • Scleria ternifolia Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 490 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Bismarck Archipelago; Caroline Is.; Fiji; Maluku; Marianas; New Guinea; Samoa; Tonga References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boeckeler, J.O., 1874. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 38:509.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria polycarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Scleria polycarpa. Published online. Accessed: Feb 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria polycarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Scleria polycarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Scleria polycarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: nutrush

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