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Scleria

Rasaminirina, Fitiavana;Larridon, Isabel

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Scleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are known commonly as nutrushes. They are distributed throughout the tropics, and some species have ranges extending into temperate areas. There are about 200 species.

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyCyperaceae
Observations recorded123,005

Inflorescence: to the above (Scleria poöides)

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Scleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are known commonly as nutrushes. They are distributed throughout the tropics, and some species have ranges extending into temperate areas. There are about 200 species.

== Etymology == The genus name Scleria is Greek, meaning "hardness", in reference to the tough seeds.

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