Scleria latifolia Sw.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scleria

Characteristics

Plants stout, 1 m. high or more; leaves 40-60 cm. long, 3-5 cm. wide, the sheaths broadly 3-winged; panicles 40 cm. long or less; hypogynium 3-lobed, the lobes deeply fimbriate, the fimbriations brown or purplish; achene depressed-globose, white or purplish, smooth, 2-3-mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Scleria latifolia leaf picture by Felipe Domingos de Souza Felipe (cc-by-sa)
Scleria latifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Scleria latifolia flower picture by Felipe Domingos de Souza Felipe (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scleria latifolia world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Scleria latifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329991-2
WFO ID wfo-0000551057
COL ID 6XY2Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630623
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Synonyms

Schizolepis rufescens Scleria arundinacea Scleria cyanocarpa Scleria kappleriana Scleria lacunosa Scleria latifolia Scleria latifolia Scleria nervosa Scleria grandifolia Scleria olyroides Scleria sylvestris Schizolepis trigonocarpa Scleria trilobata Carex latifolia Schizolepis latifolia Scleria loefgreniana Schizolepis arundinacea Schizolepis olyroides Schizolepis sylvestris Scleria trigonocarpa Schizolepis trigonocarpa var. plena Scleria latifolia var. arundinacea Scleria latifolia var. latifolia