Rasaminirina, Fitiavana;Larridon, Isabel
Scleria
Sign in to saveScleria 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
Inflorescence: to the above (Scleria poöides)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,221
- With media
- 2,528
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, INECOL, IIB-UV, UJAT, NY, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, Belice, Federated States Of Micronesia, Madagascar, Philippines
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- 珍珠茅属
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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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