Scleria testacea

Scleria testacea

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 testacea

Name

Scleria testacea Nees ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 341 (1837).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Scleria phylloptera C.Wright ex Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 248 (1866).
  • Scleria microcarpa var. phylloptera (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 218 (1926).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Brazil West-Central; Cuba; Haiti; Jamaica; Nicaragua; Panam; Paraguay Continental: Pacific Hawaii Continental: Northern America Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D., 1837. Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 2: 341.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria testacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Scleria testacea. Published online. Accessed: Feb 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria testacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Scleria testacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Hawai'i nutrush

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