Scleria

Scleria
Scleria testacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Diversity
About 200 species

Scleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are known commonly as nutrushes.[1] They are distributed throughout the tropical world, and some have ranges extending into temperate areas.[2] There are about 200 species.[2][3]

The genus name Scleria is Greek, meaning "hardness", in reference to the tough seeds.[4]

Plants of this genus are diverse in appearance. These are mostly perennial, but sometimes annual. Some have rhizomes. They produce solitary stems or clumps of many. They are a few centimeters tall to well over one meter. They have few leaves or many. The inflorescence is variable, bearing a single spikelet to over 100.[3] Despite the variety, examination of the fruits and subterranean structures is required to distinguish species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Scleria. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. 1 2 3 Scleria. Flora of China.
  3. 1 2 Scleria. Flora of North America.
  4. ↑ Merrit Lyndon Fernald (1970). R. C. Rollins, ed. Gray's Manual of Botany (Eighth (Centennial) - Illustrated ed.). D. Van Nostrand Company. p. 290. ISBN 0-442-22250-5.


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