Scleria levis

Scleria levis

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 levis

Name

Scleria levis Retz., Observ. Bot. 4: 13 (1786).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex laevis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 138 (1791).
• Heterotypic
  • Juncus zeilanicus Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(13): t. 93 (1783).
  • Scleria zeylanica Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 3 (1806).
  • Scleria alata Moon, Cat. Pl. Ceylon: 62 (1824).
  • Scleria villosula Wall., Numer. List: n.º 3414 (1831), nom. nud.
  • Scleria hebecarpa Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 117 (1834).
  • Scleria japonica Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 169 (1855).
  • Scleria pubescens Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 168 (1855).
  • Scleria sumatrensis var. pubescens Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 344 (1856).
  • Scleria alta Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 485 (1874).
  • Scleria melanosperma Nees & Arn. ex Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 515 (1874).
  • Scleria vestita Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 482 (1874).
  • Scleria zeylanica var. angustifolia Thwaites ex Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 435 (1874).
  • Scleria dietrichiae Boeckeler, Flora 58: 131 (1875).
  • Scleria wichurae Boeckeler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 5: 510 (1884).
  • Scleria hebecarpa var. pubescens (Steud.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 689 (1894).
  • Scleria levis f. villosa Valck.Sur., Nova Guinea 8: 712 (1912).
  • Scleria bulusanensis Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 10: 3540 (1938).
  • Scleria levis var. pubescens (Steud.) C.Z.Zheng, Fl. Zhejiang 7: 286 (1993).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; Caroline Is.; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; India; Japan; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maluku; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; New Caledonia; New Guinea; New South Wales; Ogasawara-shoto; Philippines; Queensland; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Retzius, A.J. 1786/1787. Observationes Botanicae: sex fasciculis comprehensae. Fasc. 4. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusium. BHL Reference page. : 4: 13

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria levis 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 levis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria levis 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 levis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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