Scleria boivinii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Sclerieae
Genus: Scleria
Species: Scleria boivinii

Name

Scleria boivinii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 173 (1855).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Scleria reflexa Benth. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 555 (1849), nom. illeg.
  • Scleria barteri Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 504 (1874).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria boivinii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 27. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Scleria boivinii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.