Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria bulbifera Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 510 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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 of West Tropical Africa

  • E. A. Robinson in Kew Bull. 18: 503 (1966).
  • F.T.A. 8: 500
  • Nelmes in Kew Bull. 10: 438 (1955)
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 510 (1851)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 510 (1850).
  • Clarke Illustr. Cyper.: t.122, fig.56 (1909).
  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 500  (1902);
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 181, figs.82,83 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 331, figs.677,678 (1983).
  • Hennessy in Bothalia 15: 518 (1985).
  • Napper in F.W.T.A., ed.2 3: 344 (1972).
  • Nelmes in Kew Bull. 10: 438 (1955).
  • Robinson in Kew Bull. 18: 503, fig.3 (1966).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 386 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.P.N.A. 3: 277 (1955)
  • F.T.A. 8: 500 (1902)
  • F.W.T.A. 3 (2): 344 (1972)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 495, fig. 212. 161 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 331, figs. 677, 678 (1983)
  • Illustr. Cyper., t. 122, fig. 56 (1909)
  • Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (109): 32, fig. 2, 4 (1964)
  • K.B. 10: 438 (1955)
  • K.B. 18: 503, fig. 3.10–12 (1966)
  • Strelitzia 2: 181, fig. 82E, 83 (1995)
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 510 (1851)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1870 Schimper [327] Ethiopia K000320849 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1870 Schimper [327] Ethiopia K000320850 Type Yes
Kershaw, K.A. [900627] Nigeria K002785597 Yes
s.coll. [1697] Burundi K002786379 Yes
Michel; Read [1970 ] Burundi K002786381 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5129] Tanzania K000190357 Yes
Vigne, C. [3354] Ghana K002785588 Yes
Weber, O. [196] Zimbabwe K002787864 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [23] South Sudan K002786802 Yes
Richards, H.M. [15959] Zambia K001600504 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [315] Cote d'Ivoire K002785584 Yes
Parkyns, M. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002786804 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7221] Uganda K002787017 Yes
Weber, O. [69] Zimbabwe K002787880 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8596] Burundi K002786383 Yes
Wild, H. [5467] Zimbabwe K002787881 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3960] Uganda K002787018 Yes
Thatcher, D.V. [S 358] Nigeria K002785615 Yes
Wild, H. [5592] Zimbabwe K002787882 Yes
s.coll. [8837] Zimbabwe K002787862 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P293] Nigeria K002785617 Yes
Ash, J. [2003] Ethiopia K002786807 Yes
Goodier, R. [400] Zimbabwe K002787869 Yes
Lely, H.V. [300] Nigeria K002785613 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [378] Nigeria K002785598 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [933] Uganda K002787013 Yes
[Lets presque noins] [7571] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786371 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8724] Burundi K002786378 Yes
Buchanan, J. [32] Malawi K000363340 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reekmans, M. [6830] Burundi K002786376 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5108] Tanzania K000190336 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [12737] Zambia K002787855 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [750] Cote d'Ivoire K002785585 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [609] Uganda K002787015 Yes
Thulin, M. [1457] Ethiopia K002786811 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R.; Mkandawire, J. [2669] Zambia K001634876 No
Jackson [2097] Sudan K002786803 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9553] Burundi K002786384 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [443] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786358 Yes
{Gossweiler} [9543] Angola K002787892 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5429] Tanzania K000190659 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8615] Burundi K002786385 Yes
s.coll. [7594] Sierra Leone K002785581 Yes
Hancock, G.L.R. [137/36] Uganda K002787022 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [7614] Togo K002785595 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [12523] Zambia K002787856 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Uganda K002787025 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [Q1630] Zimbabwe K002787876 Yes
s.coll. [10655] Zambia K002787858 Yes
Lisowski, S. [430] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786368 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [213] Zimbabwe K002787866 Yes
s.coll. [1697] Burundi K002786373 Yes
s.coll. [CC 785] Ghana K002785592 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [346] Zimbabwe K002787867 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16893] Zambia K001600533 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2815] Yemen K002963412 Yes
Wilkinson, T.L.; Brain, C.K. [826] Zimbabwe K002787873 Yes
Symoens, J. [6844] Zambia K002787895 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A 4236] Ghana K002785591 Yes
Scholz [301] Burkina Faso K000391963 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [1368] Zimbabwe K002787884 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A 3285] Ghana K002785590 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Uganda K002787023 Yes
Wightman, N. [NCW434] Zambia K001870055 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2814] Yemen K002963413 Yes
s.coll. [710] Uganda K002787012 Yes
Bingham, M. [7048] Zambia K002787860 Yes
s.coll. [6757] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786364 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 35710] Nigeria K002785602 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2348] Zimbabwe K002787885 Yes
Liben [3983] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786370 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC 813] Ghana K002785589 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC 1222] Nigeria K002785600 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5436] Tanzania K000190666 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5007] Zambia K002787857 Yes
Jones, E.W. [200] Nigeria K002785599 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5164] Tanzania K000190392 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9703] Burundi K002786382 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5178] Tanzania K000190406 Yes
J. C. [Clanfor]; Binuyo, A. [FHI 47547] Nigeria K002785605 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4446] Cote d'Ivoire K002785582 Yes
Brunt, M. [734] Cameroon K002785618 Yes
Anchieta [115] Angola K002787889 Yes
Michel; Reed [1970] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786362 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [21668] Cote d'Ivoire K002785583 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 22942] Nigeria K002785611 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5057] Tanzania K000190285 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [7133] Angola K002787890 Yes
Friis, I.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E. [12612] Ethiopia K002786812 Yes
{Lewalle} [4401] Burundi K002786380 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [996] Zimbabwe K002787868 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [12720] Zambia K002787854 Yes
Schimper [1277] Ethiopia K002786813 Yes
Kornas, J. [2967] Zambia K002787859 Yes
Bauer, P.J. [74] Cameroon K002785619 Yes
Browning, J. [588] Zimbabwe K002787871 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [266] Nigeria K002785616 Yes
Hall, J.B. [IV63] Cote d'Ivoire K002785586 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25904] Nigeria K002785603 Yes
Blum, J. [2489] Nigeria K002785608 Yes
Liben [2716] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786372 Yes
Burger, W. [3508] Ethiopia K002786810 Yes
Detilleux, E. [312] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786363 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [158] Ethiopia K002786805 Yes
Schmitz, A. [4462] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786367 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [836] Zimbabwe K002787870 Yes
Lisowski, S. [429] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786365 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI 36933] Nigeria K002785614 Yes
Ash, J. [3082] Ethiopia K002786806 Yes
Jones, E.W. [FHI 42296] Nigeria K002785609 Yes
Buchanan, J. [1272] Malawi K000363291 Unknown Type Material Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A1016] South Sudan K002786801 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [7119] Ethiopia K002786808 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [334] Zimbabwe K002787865 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5311] Tanzania K000190541 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7248] Zimbabwe K002787883 Yes
Hazel, C. [584] Uganda K002787021 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [25] Nigeria K002785610 Yes
Devred, R. [1639] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786361 Yes
Thomson, W.R. [10] Zimbabwe K002787886 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1355] Nigeria K002785601 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [636] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786387 Yes
Kuvanga, A. [439] Mozambique K002787896 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC 1097] Nigeria K002785604 Yes
Harrington, A.J. [A 21] K002785607 Yes
Guy, P.R. [2273] Zimbabwe K002787887 Yes
Liben [2436] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786366 Yes
Myers, J.G. [7299] South Sudan K002786800 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3597] Uganda K002787019 Yes
Adam, J. [26506] Guinea K002785620 Yes
Mullenders, W. [631] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786359 Yes
Schmitz, A. [7138] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786369 Yes
Ern, H.; Hein, B.; Pircher, A. [639] Togo K002785593 Yes
{Mrs. W. Craster} [12] Zambia K002787872 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A 3991] Ghana K002785587 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [2412] Zimbabwe K002787861 Yes
Fyffe, R. [31] Uganda K002787014 Yes
Weber, O. [165] Zimbabwe K002787877 Yes
Peter, A. [36611] Tanzania K000321078 Type Yes
Peter, A. [36611] Tanzania K000321077 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002787874 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2193] Sudan K000320848 Type Yes
Wild, H. [5468] Zimbabwe K002787894 Yes
Gathy [834] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786386 Yes
Lewalle, J. [1956] Burundi K002786374 Yes
Jones, E.W. [267] Nigeria K002785606 Yes
Scholz, U.; Koumassi, P.; Kühn, H.; Peuker, H. [279] Togo K002785596 Yes
Weber, O. [164] Zimbabwe K002787878 Yes
Eyles, F. [219] Zimbabwe K002787875 Yes
Buchanan, J. [32] Malawi K000363290 Unknown Type Material Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 35430] Nigeria K002785612 Yes
Philcox, D.; Leppard, M.J.; Dini, E. [8750] Zimbabwe K002787888 Yes
s.coll. [76] Uganda K002787024 Yes
Weber, O. [80] Zimbabwe K002787879 Yes
Lock, J.M. [84/89] Togo K002785594 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5575] Tanzania K000468849 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2792] Angola K002787893 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7489] Burundi K002786377 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th 2889] Uganda K002787020 Yes
Michel; Reed [632] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002786360 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [12382] Zambia K002787852 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [7191] Ethiopia K002786809 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [?2682] Zambia K002787851 Yes
Brain, C.K. [7450] Zimbabwe K002787863 Yes
Lewalle, J. [1697] Burundi K002786375 Yes
Luke, Q.; Sidibe, O. [15728] Mali K002785580 Yes
Chandler, P. [710] Uganda K002787016 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K002787891 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [12547] Zambia K002787853 Yes
Drège [S.n.] South Africa Scleria cenchroides K002788939 No
Symoens [8109] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria bulbifera var. mechowiana K002786388 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9605] Zambia Scleria schliebenii K001567766 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9980] Zambia Scleria schliebenii K001567767 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9979] Zambia Scleria schliebenii K001567765 Yes
Malaisse, F.; Robbrecht, E. [2232] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria schliebenii K001612699 Yes
Merrett, L. [2311] Zambia Scleria schliebenii K001614478 Yes
Merrett, L. [2311] Zambia Scleria schliebenii K001614479 Yes

Sources

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0