Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria nyasensis C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 504 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C.B. Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 504 (1902).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 351, figs.727,728 (1983).
  • Napper in J. E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. Coryndon Mus. 24(109): 28 (1964).
  • Nelmes in Kew Bull. 11: 86 (1956), in part.
  • Robinson in Kew Bull. 18: 535 (1966).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 406 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 504 (1902)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 351, figs 727, 728 (1983).
  • Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (109): 28 (1964)
  • K.B. 11: 86 (1956) pro parte
  • K.B. 18: 535 (1966)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K000363364 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K000363362 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9639] Zambia K001567776 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9949] Zambia K001567764 Yes
Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K000363400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K000363363 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/