Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria neesii Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 358 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka, Hainan, Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia (Perlis). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Cambodia, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

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.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Wadoodkhan, M.A., Solanke, S.N. & Chavan, D.P. (2007). Genus Scleria Berg. (Cyperaceae) in peninsular India, rest of Maharashtra and Andaman. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 31: 598-612.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.; Tange, C.; Moran, R.; Niyomdham, T.; Puudjaa, P. [45846] Thailand K000498672 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Put [3134] Thailand K000498567 Yes
Nov 25, 1930 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000960229 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000960227 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Wilde, B.D.; Simpson, D.A.; Chayamarit, K.; Parnell, J.A.N.; Pooma, R. [1941] Thailand K002964171 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [22964] K002964147 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Suddee, S.; Paton, A.; Wilkin, P. [1359(T90)] Thailand K002964170 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] Vietnam K002964172 Yes
Esser, H-J.; Chamchumroon, V.; Kocyan, A.; Tillich, H.-J. [05-85] Thailand K000498566 Yes
Macrae, J. [118] Sri Lanka K000960226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13683] Thailand K000498568 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11283] Thailand K000498571 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11283] Thailand K000498570 Yes
Put [1467] Thailand K000498569 Yes
Clayton, D. [5632A] Sri Lanka K002963720 Yes
Thwaites [3037] Sri Lanka K002963719 Yes
Macrae, J. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000960228 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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