Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria gaertneri Raddi

First published in Atti Reale Accad. Lucchese Sci. 2: 331 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America, Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zaïre

Introduced into:

Florida

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Longhi-Wagner, H.M., Baldini, R.M. & Araujo, A.C. (2010). Cyperaceae Raddianae, a nomenclatural and taxonomic study of the Cyperaceae published in G. Raddi's Agrostografia brasiliensis. Kew Bulletin 65: 449-461.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2004). Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 137: 3-26.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [750] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189727 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15343] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189730 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Mori, S.A.; Kallunki, J.A. [10108] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189726 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Mori, S.A.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S.; Hage, J. [11635] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189728 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Hatschbach, G.; Silva, J.M. [48767] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189724 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Hage, J.L. [479] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189725 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Gardner, G. [s.n.] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189729 Yes
Sep 1, 1890 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189732 Yes
Sep 1, 1890 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Scleria melaleuca K000189731 Yes
Donnell Smith, J. [1844] Guatemala Scleria melaleuca K002789185 No
Galan, P. [4182] El Salvador Scleria melaleuca K001532266 No
Türckheim, H.v. [7791] Guatemala Scleria melaleuca K001615101 No
Morton, J.K.; Gledhill, D. [SL 97] Sierra Leone Scleria pterota K002785914 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3338] Ghana Scleria pterota K002785928 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [37578] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786617 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3031] Ghana Scleria pterota K002785927 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [s.n.] Sierra Leone Scleria pterota K002785910 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3636] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786615 Yes
Troupin, G. [1384] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786613 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 8461] Ghana Scleria pterota K002785923 Yes
Hall, J.B. [[IV68]] Cote d'Ivoire Scleria pterota K002785920 Yes
Hall, J.B. [[IV80]] Cote d'Ivoire Scleria pterota K002785921 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [4282] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786616 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2150] Sierra Leone Scleria pterota K002785912 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [677] Sierra Leone Scleria pterota K002785911 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [288] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786611 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1531] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786619 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3788] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786604 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3210] Central African Republic Scleria pterota K002786603 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [1792] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786612 Yes
Assi, A. [7308] Cote d'Ivoire Scleria pterota K002785919 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4968] Ghana Scleria pterota K002785926 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [4108] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786605 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786614 Yes
Vanderyst [2229] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786608 Yes
Quarre, P. [2202] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786610 Yes
Hall, J.B. [2346] Ghana Scleria pterota K002785924 Yes
Easterly, N.W.; Curator [1139] Ghana Scleria pterota K002785922 Yes
Carvalho [4111] Equatorial Guinea Scleria pterota K002786601 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [1686] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786606 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1185] Sierra Leone Scleria pterota K002785913 Yes
Berhaut [6384] Senegal Scleria pterota K002785915 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [C1792] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786609 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [6385] Liberia Scleria pterota K002785918 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [1745] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786618 Yes
Linder, D.H. [516] Liberia Scleria pterota K002785916 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3210] Central African Republic Scleria pterota K002786602 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [2231] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Scleria pterota K002786607 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [6119] Liberia Scleria pterota K002785917 Yes
Hiepko, P.; Schultze-Motel, W. [130] Togo Scleria pterota K002785929 Yes
Jones, E.W. [266] Nigeria Scleria pterota K002785930 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1473] Ghana Scleria pterota K002785925 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Neville, G. [s.n.] Seychelles Scleria sieberi K000363349 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Home, J. [636] Seychelles Scleria sieberi K000363347 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Madagascar Scleria sieberi K000363346 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Home, J. [642] Seychelles Scleria sieberi K000363348 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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