Scleria

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Scleria
Scleria testacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
P.J.Bergius
Species

about 200, see text

Scleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are known commonly as nutrushes.[1] They are distributed throughout the tropical world, and some have ranges extending into temperate areas.[2]

Plants of this genus are diverse in appearance. These are mostly perennial, but sometimes annual. Some have rhizomes. They produce solitary stems or clumps of many. They are a few centimeters tall to well over one meter. They have few leaves or many. The inflorescence is variable, bearing a single spikelet to over 100.[3] Despite the variety, examination of the fruits and subterranean structures is required to distinguish species.[2]

There are about 200 species.[2][3]

Species include:[1][4][5]

  • Scleria afroreflexa
  • Scleria baldwinii – Baldwin's nutrush
  • Scleria bancana – winged scleria
  • Scleria biflora
  • Scleria bourgeaui – Bourgeau's nutrush
  • Scleria bracteata – bracted nutrush
  • Scleria ciliaris
  • Scleria ciliata – fringed nutrush
  • Scleria cubensis – Cuban nutrush
  • Scleria curtissii – Curtiss' nutrush
  • Scleria distans – riverswamp nutrush
  • Scleria eggersiana – Eggers' nutrush
  • Scleria georgiana – slenderfruit nutrush
  • Scleria havanensis – Havana nutrush
  • Scleria hirtella – riverswamp nutrush
  • Scleria lacustris – lakeshore nutrush
  • Scleria laevis – smooth scleria
  • Scleria laxa
  • Scleria lithosperma – Florida Keys nutrush
  • Scleria melaleuca
  • Scleria microcarpa – tropical nutrush
  • Scleria minor – slender nutrush
  • Scleria mitis – cortadora
  • Scleria mucronata
  • Scleria muehlenbergii – Muehlenberg's nutrush
  • Scleria novae-hollandiae
  • Scleria oligantha – littlehead nutrush
  • Scleria pauciflora – fewflower nutrush
  • Scleria polycarpa
  • Scleria purdiei – Purdie's nutrush
  • Scleria reticularis – netted nutrush
  • Scleria rugosa
  • Scleria scabriuscula – mosquito nutrush
  • Scleria scindens – hairy nutrush
  • Scleria scrobiculata
  • Scleria secans – razor grass
  • Scleria sumatrensis – Sumatran scleria
  • Scleria tenella – fly nutrush
  • Scleria terrestris
  • Scleria testacea – Hawai'i nutrush
  • Scleria triglomerata – whip nutrush
  • Scleria vaginata
  • Scleria verticillata – low nutrush

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scleria. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Scleria. Flora of China.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scleria. Flora of North America.
  4. ↑ GRIN Species Records of Scleria. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
  5. ↑ Scleria species records. Flora of China.

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