Cyperaceae
Scleria

Scleria radula Hance

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 18: 232 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Taiwan. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Scleria terrestris var. terrestris.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Scleria terrestris.]
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens. [Cited as Scleria terrestris.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1890 Harland, W.A. [730] Hong Kong K000960235 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [5060] Hong Kong K002963501 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2115] China K002963511 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [20561] China K002963508 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [318] China K002963507 Yes
Cheo, H.C. [433] China K002963509 Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [6392] Hong Kong K002963503 Yes
Fang, W.P. [2093] China K002963506 Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [5388] Hong Kong K002963502 Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [6090] Hong Kong K002963504 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2759] China K002963510 Yes
Lau, S.Y. [20072] China K002963513 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2818] China K002963505 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2224] China K002963512 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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