Scleria vaginata

Scleria vaginata

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 vaginata

Name

Scleria vaginata Steud., 1855

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Durandia macrophylla (Boeckeler) Boeckeler in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 2: 173 (1896)
  • Scleria tonduzii Boeckeler in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 2: 160 (1896)
  • Tonduzia macrophylla Boeckeler in Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 464 (1895), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1854–1855. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars II. Cyperaceae et Familiae affines, Restiaceae, Eriocauloneae, Xyrideae, Desvauxieae, Junceae. 348 pp., J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. : 2: 179

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 vaginata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Scleria vaginata. Published online. Accessed: June 17 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Scleria vaginata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 June 2025. Reference page.