Scleria virgata

Scleria virgata

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 virgata

Name

Scleria virgata (Nees) Steud., 1855

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hypoporum virgatum Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 172 (1842)
• Heterotypic
  • Scleria diffusa C.B.Clarke in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 57 (1908), nom. illeg.
  • Scleria trigonocarpa Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 1: 37 (1888), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast 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: 176

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 virgata 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 virgata. Published online. Accessed: June 17 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Scleria virgata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 June 2025. Reference page.