Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria greigiifolia (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 509 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to W. Ethiopia and S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C.B. Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 509 (1902) as griegifolia.
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 183, fig.82 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 358, figs.744,745 (1983).
  • Hennessy in Bothalia 15: 527 (1985).
  • Robinson in Kew Bull. 18: 546 (1966).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 412 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 17, 2006 Fries, B.E. [743] Zambia K000455344 Type No
Aug 17, 2006 Robinson, E.A. [6387] Zambia K000455338 Yes
Aug 17, 2006 Richards, H.M. [544] Zambia K000455342 Yes
Aug 17, 2006 Richards, H.M. [565] Zambia K000455340 Yes
Aug 17, 2006 Lind, E.M. [134] Uganda K000455346 Yes
Aug 17, 2006 Richards, H.M. [544] Zambia K000455341 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Robinson, E.A. [5531] Zambia K000455320 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Vasey-Ftzgerald, D.E.F. [2960] Zambia K000455319 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Sanane, M. [742] Zambia K000455327 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Richards, H.M. [19528] K000455317 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Brummitt, R.K. [11078] Malawi K000455333 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Robinson, E.A. [3403] Zambia K000455318 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Hooper, S. [106] Zambia K000455313 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Angus, A. [2725] Zambia K000455321 Yes
Aug 16, 2006 Symoens, J.J. [10307] Zambia K000455328 Yes
Apr 3, 2006 Richards, H.M. [17687] Tanzania K000455354 Yes
Apr 3, 2006 Gillman, H. [92] Uganda K000455353 Yes
Nov 18, 1987 Wheeler Harris, R. [129] Uganda K000455345 Yes
Nov 29, 1974 Rose, F. [10260] Uganda K000455350 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Menezes, N.L., de [406] Angola K000455292 Yes
Apr 16, 1963 Symoens, J.J. [10287] Zambia K000455339 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K000455286 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Huntly, K.D. [181] South Africa K000455274 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Milne-Redhead, E. [8468] Tanzania K000455356 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Chandler, P. [1335] Uganda K000455349 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Milne-Redhead, E. [3996] Angola K000455291 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Milne-Redhead, E. [2696] Zambia K000455329 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Haarer, A.E. [2025] Uganda K000455351 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Richards, H.M. [1786] Zambia K000455315 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Gossweiler, J. [2793] Angola K000455290 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Richards, H.M. [1786] Zambia K000455314 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Lukuesa, M. [100] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455301 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Chandler, P. [1335] Uganda K000455348 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Haarer, A.E. [2025] Uganda K000455352 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 Semsei, S. [2590] Tanzania K000455355 Yes
Feb 1, 1963 s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455309 No
Jan 1, 1963 Gilliland, H.B. [1029] Zimbabwe K000455280 Yes
Nov 27, 1935 Phillips, E. [3538] Malawi K000455331 Yes
May 1, 1890 Baron, R. [3331] Madagascar K000455294 Yes
May 1, 1890 Baron, R. [4102] Madagascar K000455293 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4287] Zambia K000455324 Yes
Phillips, E. [s.n.] Malawi K000455335 Yes
Kukkonen, I. [13030] Zambia K001600604 Yes
Kornas, J. [s.n.] Zambia K000455337 Yes
Cumpere, P. [1534] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455299 Yes
Liben, L. [2312] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455307 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [5690] Zambia K000455310 Yes
Devred, R. [1901] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455303 Yes
Pawek, J. [1730] Malawi K000455332 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1528] Malawi K002788554 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [16] Zimbabwe K000455285 Yes
s.coll. [4888] Zimbabwe K000455281 Yes
Liben, L. [3096] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455306 Yes
Astle, W.L. [s.n.] Zambia K000455326 Yes
Tallantire, A.C. [2000] Uganda K000455347 Yes
Lisowski, S. [10640] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455302 Yes
Symoens, J.J. [11330] Zambia K000455322 Yes
Merrett, L. [1426] Zambia K002788556 Yes
Liben, L. [2312] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455308 Yes
Kornas, J. [0781] Zambia K000455336 Yes
Lisowski, S. [418] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455304 Yes
s.coll. [10499] Zambia K002788555 Yes
Boba, Y. [13031] Madagascar K000455295 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7251] South Africa K000455275 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1621] Zambia K000455316 Yes
Edwards, T. [1820] South Africa K000455273 Yes
Silva, M., de [3360] Angola K000455289 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [16106] Malawi K000455334 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [5500] Zambia K000455312 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2371] Zambia K000455330 Yes
Weber, O. [232] Zimbabwe K000455279 Yes
Nawa, M.M. [127] Zambia K000455343 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [63] Zimbabwe K000455284 Yes
Chiparawasha, O. [349] Zimbabwe K000455277 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K000455288 Yes
Wellman, J.C. [s.n.] Angola K000455287 Yes
Chase, N.C. [6534] Zimbabwe K000455278 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Peters, C.R. [12156] Zambia K002788557 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2668] Central African Republic K000455298 Yes
Nyariri, P. [777] Zimbabwe K000455276 Yes
Colvile, P.A. [41] Zimbabwe K000455283 Yes
Symoens, J.J. [11248] Zambia K000455323 Yes
Bosser [12.395] Madagascar K000455296 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3140] Central African Republic K000455297 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [461] Zimbabwe K000455282 Yes
Astle, W.L. [528] Zambia K000455325 Yes
Hooper, S. [553] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000455300 Yes

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