Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria angusta Nees ex Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 346 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in Fl. Cap. 7: 296 (1898).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 181, fig.82 (1995).
  • Hennessy in Bothalia 15: 528 (1985).
  • Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 346 (1837).
  • Nelmes in Kew Bull. 11: 73 (1956).
  • Robinson in Kew Bull. 18: 548 (1966).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1890 Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa K000363518 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1890 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000363519 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0