Cyperaceae taxon details
Scleria distans Poir.
1681682 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681682)
accepted
Species
Hypoporum distans (Poir.) Nees · unaccepted
Scleria tenella Griseb. · unaccepted
- Variety Scleria distans var. chondrocarpa (Nelmes) Lye
- Variety Scleria distans var. distans Poir.
- Variety Scleria distans var. glomerulata (Oliv.) Lye accepted as Scleria glomerulata Oliv.
- Variety Scleria distans var. interrupta (Rich.) Kük. accepted as Scleria interrupta Rich.
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes horizontal, elongate. Culms erect, slender, 15–65(–75) cm, hairy or glabrous. Leaves:...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. 7: 4 1806 to Encycl. 7: 4 (1806), information provided by...
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes horizontal, elongate. Culms erect, slender, 15–65(–75) cm, hairy or glabrous. Leaves: sheaths green to brownish or reddish, not or scarcely winged, weakly ribbed, hirsute or glabrous; contra-ligule minute, obtuse, or absent; blades linear, ribbed, usually much shorter than inflorescences, 1.5–4(–5) mm wide, pubescent or more rarely glabrous. Inflorescences terminal, unbranched, glomerate-spicate, 4–8(–12) cm; glomerules 3–9(–11), inserted in longitudinal concavities in rachis, open, nodding or reflexed, greenish to reddish brown, 4–7 mm wide, each with 2–7(–8) spikelets; bract occasionally subtending proximalmost glomerule, attenuate, 1–2.5 cm. Spikelets bisexual and staminate, 4–5 mm; staminate spikelets many flowered; staminate scales lance-acuminate, pistillate scales ovate-acuminate. Achenes sordid white or gray, trigonous, ovoid to subglobose, 1–2 mm, smooth, shining, base broadly cuneate-attenuate, apex mucronate, hypogynium obsolete, represented by narrow brownish ridge or band at base of achene. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. 7: 4 1806 to Encycl. 7: 4 (1806), information provided by...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. 7: 4 1806 to Encycl. 7: 4 (1806), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant L [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Scleria distans Poir.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681682 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes horizontal, elongate. Culms erect, slender, 15–65(–75) cm, hairy or glabrous. Leaves: sheaths green to brownish or reddish, not or scarcely winged, weakly ribbed, hirsute or glabrous; contra-ligule minute, obtuse, or absent; blades linear, ribbed, usually much shorter than inflorescences, 1.5–4(–5) mm wide, pubescent or more rarely glabrous. Inflorescences terminal, unbranched, glomerate-spicate, 4–8(–12) cm; glomerules 3–9(–11), inserted in longitudinal concavities in rachis, open, nodding or reflexed, greenish to reddish brown, 4–7 mm wide, each with 2–7(–8) spikelets; bract occasionally subtending proximalmost glomerule, attenuate, 1–2.5 cm. Spikelets bisexual and staminate, 4–5 mm; staminate spikelets many flowered; staminate scales lance-acuminate, pistillate scales ovate-acuminate. Achenes sordid white or gray, trigonous, ovoid to subglobose, 1–2 mm, smooth, shining, base broadly cuneate-attenuate, apex mucronate, hypogynium obsolete, represented by narrow brownish ridge or band at base of achene. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. 7: 4 1806 to Encycl. 7: 4 (1806), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant L [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Scleria tenella Griseb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hypoporum distans (Poir.) Nees)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria distans)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria tenella) (from synonym Scleria tenella Griseb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria tenella Griseb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria tenella Griseb.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria distans K000584476 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria distans K001081692 holotype 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Hypoporum distans (Poir.) Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hypoporum distans (Poir.) Nees)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria distans)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria tenella) (from synonym Scleria tenella Griseb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria tenella Griseb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria tenella Griseb.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria distans K000584476 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria distans K001081692 holotype 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Hypoporum distans (Poir.) Nees)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
