Scleria gaertneri Raddi

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scleria

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious herb. It grows 0.3-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.8
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Images

Habit

Scleria gaertneri habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Scleria gaertneri world distribution map, present in Benin, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Seychelles, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Scleria gaertneri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60456395-2
WFO ID wfo-0000916016
COL ID 4VNRF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 895198
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Synonyms

Schizolepis sieberi Scleria asperata Scleria flagellata Scleria margaritifera Scleria melaleuca Scleria ottonis Scleria selloana Scleria simplicior Dichromena vahlii Scleria communis Scleria congolensis Schoenus latifolius Scleria gaertneri Scleria pittieri Scleria longifolia Scleria pratensis Scleria pterota Scleria boliviana Scleria affinis Scleria conspersa Scleria pterota var. melaleuca Scleria pratensis var. melanocarpa Scleria pterota var. submelaleuca Scleria pratensis var. melanocarpa