Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria parvula Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 174 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to S. Russian Far East. It is a Annual and grows primarly in the Seasonally Dry Tropical biome(s).

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Cambodia, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Primorye, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • 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.
  • Naik, M.C. & al. (2017). Additions to Flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 40: 289-292.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • E. A. Robinson in Kew Bull. 18: 532 (1966)
  • Napper in Kew Bull. 25: 442 (1971).
  • Nelmes in Kew Bull. 11: 105 (1956), partly
  • Syn. Pl. Glum. 2: 174 (1855)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Naik, M.C. & al. (2017). Additions to Flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 40: 289-292.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 3: 343 (1972)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 347, figs. 717, 718 (1983).
  • K.B. 11: 105 (1956) pro parte
  • K.B. 18: 532 (1966)
  • K.B. 25: 442 (1971)
  • Kirkia 2: 190 (1961)
  • Syn. Pl. Glum. 2: 174 (1855)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 10, 1994 Chantaranothai, P. [90/526], Thailand K000498673 No
s.coll. [1295], India K000260051 Unknown type material No
Bidgood, S. [5898], Tanzania K000468527 No
Bidgood, S. [6084], Tanzania K000468341 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0