Biology:Scleria sumatrensis

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Scleria sumatrensis
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Scleria sumatrensis
Rokan Hilir, Riau, Indonesia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Species:
S. sumatrensis
Binomial name
Scleria sumatrensis
Retz.[1][2]

Scleria sumatrensis, commonly known as nutrush and Sumatran scleria,[3] is a plant species in the sedge family. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia (in China , India , Malesia, and Sri Lanka), where it is usually found growing in wetlands,[4] and is considered a noxious weed on the island of Borneo.[2] It has been used in traditional medicine against gonorrhea.[5]

References

  1.  S. sumatrensis was originally published and named in Observationes Botanicae 5: 19, pl. 2. 1789. "Plant Name Details for Scleria sumatrensis". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=315076-1. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Scleria sumatrensis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = May 14, 2011 }}
  3. Scleria sumatrensis. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
  4. "Profile for Scleria sumatrensis (nutrush)". PLANTS Database. USDA, NRCS. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SCSU9. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
  5. Duke, J. A.. "Scleria sumatrensis Retz. (Cyperaceae)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Scleria%20sumatrensis. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7434140 entry