Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria brownii Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 349 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Australia to SW. Pacific. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Goodall, D.M. [14] Australia K002785025 Yes
Batianoff, G.N.; Franks, A.J. [LL9104073] Australia K002785017 Yes
Rodd, A. [3133] Australia K002785014 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12804] Australia K002785010 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [3011] Australia K002785027 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6737] Australia K002785023 Yes
[D [s.n.] Australia K002785028 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Neldner, J.; Jacobs, S.W.L. [8015] Australia K002785018 Yes
Blake, S.T. [21739] Australia K002785020 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002785036 Yes
Hyland, B.P.M. [04153] Australia K002785006 Yes
Byrnes, N. [2543] Australia K002785038 Yes
s.coll. [24382] New Caledonia K002785338 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Sharpe, P.; Johnson, L. [3433] Australia K002785032 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13502] Australia K002785011 Yes
Batianoff, G.N.; Tarte, D. [12113] Australia K002785339 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Clarkson, J.; Jacobs, S.W.L. [8097] Australia K002785005 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17594] Australia K002785033 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [9030] Australia K002785008 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [958] Australia K002785003 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7707] Australia K002785022 Yes
Blake, S.T. [21780] Australia K002785019 Yes
Raynal, J. [RSNH16023] Vanuatu K002785341 Yes
Brass, L.J. [18460] Australia K002785004 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH6316] Vanuatu K002785340 Yes
Schultz [782] Australia K002785037 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13363] Australia K002785012 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [77] Australia K002785039 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [4658] Australia K002785029 Yes
Blake, S.T.; Webb, L.J. [15627] Australia K002785009 Yes
Blake, S.T. [21739] Australia K002785021 Yes
Forbes, S.J. [1978] Australia K002785002 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11181] Papua New Guinea K002964842 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [8474] Australia K002785034 Yes
Pullen, R. [6701] Papua New Guinea K002964841 Yes
Blake, S.T. [23206] Australia K002785013 No
Blake, S.T. [8244] Australia K002785007 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; McDonald, W.J.F. [6839] Australia K002785030 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [37] Australia K002785035 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [2829] Australia K002785015 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; McDonald, W.J.F. [6676] Australia K002785031 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6637] Australia K002785026 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [7089] New Caledonia K002785337 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [9156] Australia K002785024 Yes
s.coll. [3173] Australia K002785041 Yes
Kanis, A. [1808] Australia K002785040 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3004] Australia K002785016 Yes
Jun 1, 1890 Brown, R. [6070] Australia Scleria brownii var. glabra K000960265 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0