Cyperaceae
Scleria
Scleria terrestris

Scleria terrestris var. terrestris

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 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?
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [692] India Scleria elata var. latior K002963828 Yes
s.coll. [6127] India Scleria elata var. latior K002963831 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [37133] India Scleria elata var. latior K002963833 Yes
Jenkins, M. [s.n.] India Scleria elata var. latior K002963829 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India Scleria elata var. latior K002963830 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [43274A] India Scleria elata var. latior K002963832 Yes
Jun 1, 1890 Thwaites, G.H.K. [C.P. 3030] Sri Lanka Scleria elata K000260053 Syntype Yes
Jun 1, 1890 Thwaites, G.H.K. [C.P. 3030] Sri Lanka Scleria elata K000260052 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1890 Thwaites, G.H.K. [C.P. 3030] Sri Lanka Scleria elata K000260054 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Scleria elata K002963801 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1047] India Scleria elata K002963783 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3929] India Scleria elata K002963784 Yes
Masters [223] India Scleria elata K002963794 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24841] India Scleria elata K002963806 Yes
s.coll. [[3408a]] Scleria elata K002963821 Yes
Griffith [[6122]] India Scleria elata K002963790 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [340] Burma Scleria elata K002963768 Yes
Haines, H.H. [657] India Scleria elata K002963782 Yes
Clarke, C.B [17284] Bangladesh Scleria elata K001615088 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35140] India Scleria elata K002963804 Yes
Law [S.n.] India Scleria elata K002963857 Yes
Kermode, C.W.D. [16680] Burma Scleria elata K002963776 Yes
s.coll. [323] Scleria elata K002963813 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [17284B] India Scleria elata K002963812 Yes
s.coll. [6119] India Scleria elata K002963805 Yes
Rontha [419] India Scleria elata K002963780 Yes
Koyama, T. [13616] Sri Lanka Scleria elata K002963819 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [36218B] India Scleria elata K002963800 Yes
Haines, H.H. [65[7]] India Scleria elata K002963786 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [6235] Burma Scleria elata K002963769 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6085] Sri Lanka Scleria elata K002963820 Yes
Lister, J.L. [286] India Scleria elata K002963862 Yes
[H. J] [3408a] India Scleria elata K002963803 Yes
s.coll. [5263] Scleria elata K002963808 Yes
[W. J. L. Wenger] [265] India Scleria elata K002963792 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [340] Burma Scleria elata K002963771 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23403] India Scleria elata K002963810 Yes
[Sukoe]; Parkinson, C.E. [7621] Burma Scleria elata K002963777 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [322] India Scleria elata K002963781 Yes
s.coll. [5263] Scleria elata K002963809 Yes
[Wm G. Craih] [s.n.] India Scleria elata K002963788 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35110G] Scleria elata K002963807 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4224] Burma Scleria elata K002963773 Yes
[Bape]; Parkinson, C.E. [4835] Burma Scleria elata K002963772 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [340] Burma Scleria elata K002963775 Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [144424] Scleria elata K002963770 Yes
s.coll. [6131] Burma Scleria elata K002963827 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [340] Burma Scleria elata K002963774 Yes
[W. Green] [s.n.] India Scleria elata K002963863 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Scleria elata K002963811 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [45517A] India Scleria elata K002963789 Yes
[Sukoe];Parkinson, C.E. [7621] Burma Scleria elata K002963778 Yes
Koyama, T.; Koyama, M.; Balakrishnan, N. [14092] Sri Lanka Scleria elata K002963822 Yes
Belcher, R.O.; Juan, G.E. [236] India Scleria elata K002963791 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [44757D] India Scleria elata K002963787 Yes
Keenan, R.L. [s.n.] Scleria elata K002963793 Yes
s.coll. [1346] India Scleria elata K002963802 Yes
Balakrishnan, N.P.; Nooteboom, H.P.; Kramer, K.U.; Nair, G.B. [BSI6472] India Scleria elata K002963826 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8573] Sri Lanka Scleria elata K002963818 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1046] India Scleria elata K002963785 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [6236] Burma Scleria elata K002963779 Yes
Jun 1, 1890 Griffith, W. [6121] Bangladesh Scleria melanostoma K000357824 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [6120] Bangladesh Scleria melanostoma K000357823 Type Yes
Bourne [1527] India Scleria melanostoma K002963886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Scleria melanostoma K002963883 Yes
[Bapé]; Parkinson, C.E. [4835] Burma Scleria melanostoma K002963884 Yes
Bourne [1048] India Scleria melanostoma K002963885 Yes
Nov 20, 1930 McClelland [S.n.] Scleria cochinchinensis K001615099 Yes
Ramos, M. [41985] Philippines Scleria luzonensis K002964749 Yes
s.coll. [6123] India Scleria elata var. decolorans K002963835 Yes
Watt, G. [5907] India Scleria elata var. decolorans K002963837 Yes
Wallich; [M. Gomer] [s.n.] India Scleria elata var. decolorans K002963836 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [45601A] India Scleria elata var. decolorans K002963838 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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