- Family:
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Scleria P.J.Bergius
Scleria latifolia Sw.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean, Orinoquia. Elevation range: 200–1630 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Vichada.
- Habit
- Herb, Climbing.
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 200 - 1630 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba, trepadora
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
- Carex latifolia (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
- Schizolepis arundinacea (Kunth) Palla
- Schizolepis latifolia (Sw.) Nees
- Schizolepis olyroides (Kunth) Nees
- Schizolepis rufescens Schrad. ex Nees
- Schizolepis sylvestris (Poepp. & Kunth) Nees
- Schizolepis trigonocarpa Nees
- Schizolepis trigonocarpa var. plena Nees
- Scleria arundinacea Kunth
- Scleria cyanocarpa Kunth
- Scleria grandifolia Miq.
- Scleria kappleriana Hochst. ex Steud.
- Scleria lacunosa Boeckeler
- Scleria latifolia Nees
- Scleria latifolia var. arundinacea (Kunth) H.Pfeiff.
- Scleria nervosa Wikstr.
- Scleria olyroides Kunth
- Scleria sylvestris Poepp. & Kunth
- Scleria trigonocarpa Steud.
- Scleria trilobata Raddi
Scleria latifolia Sw. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 2008 | Sasaki, D. [2264], Mato Grosso | K000579108 | Yes | ||
Oct 1, 2003 | Andrade, I.M. [153], Pernambuco | K000189695 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2002 | Lira, S.S. [71], Pernambuco | K000189780 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2002 | Tschá, M.C. [311], Pernambuco | K000189779 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2002 | Melo, M.R.C.S. [228], Pernambuco | K000189778 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2002 | Silva, L.F. [125], Pernambuco | K000189771 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2002 | Rodrigues, E. [49], Pernambuco | K000189770 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2002 | Rodrigues, E. [42], Pernambuco | K000189781 | Yes | ||
Mar 1, 1991 | Noblick, L.R. [s.n.], Bahia | K000189764 | Yes | ||
May 1, 1987 | Noblick, L.R. [s.n.], Bahia | K000189777 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 1890 | Elliot, W.R. [59] | K000584493 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 1890 | Murry [55 2], Dominica | K000584491 | Yes | ||
Jun 1, 1890 | Banks, J. [2924] | K000584492 | Yes | ||
Harley, R.M. [17846], Bahia | K000189775 | Yes | |||
Harley, R.M. [17846], Bahia | K000189774 | Yes | |||
Bolland, G. [21], Ceará | K000189772 | Yes | |||
Hage, J.L. [1398], Bahia | K000189769 | Yes | |||
Brito, H.S. [68], Bahia | K000189768 | Yes | |||
Silva, L.A.M. [1314], Bahia | K000189767 | Yes | |||
Amorim, A.M. [527], Bahia | K000189766 | Yes | |||
Gardner, G. [1207], Pernambuco | K000189773 | Yes | |||
Jardim, J.G. [737], Bahia | K000189776 | Yes | |||
Jun 1, 1890 | Sellow, F. [s.n.], Brazilia Distrito Federal | Scleria olyroides | K001081671 | Yes |
First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 18 (1788)
Accepted by
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- 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.
- Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Silveira, G.H. & Longhi-Wagner, H.M. (2008). Cyperaceae Juss. no Morro Santana - Porto Alegre e Viamåo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 63: 295-320.
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Silveira, G.H. & Longhi-Wagner, H.M. (2008). Cyperaceae Juss. no Morro Santana - Porto Alegre e Viamåo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 63: 295-320.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
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