Cyperaceae taxon details
Scleria neesii Kunth
1681758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681758)
accepted
Species
Hypoporum capitatum Nees · unaccepted
Scleria capitata (Nees) H.Pfeiff. · unaccepted
Scleria stricta Moon · unaccepted
Scleria stricta Moon ex H.Pfeiff. · unaccepted
- Variety Scleria neesii var. gadchiroliensis Govekar, Sardesai & Kahalkar accepted as Scleria neesii Kunth
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, thick, woody, oblique, not creeping. Culms 16-70 cm tall, slender, triquetrous, glabrous or...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 358. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 358...
Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, thick, woody, oblique, not creeping. Culms 16-70 cm tall, slender, triquetrous, glabrous or pilose. Leaves basal and cauline. Basal leaves only with closed sheath, without leaf blade; sheath pale brown, 3-angled, edges villous, surfaces pubescent, not winged, apex with 3 triangular teeth. Cauline leaves with a sheath like that of basal leaves; contraligule absent; leaf blade linear, 1.5-3 mm wide but apically narrowing, both surfaces villous, margins scabrous, apex obtuse. Involucral bracts leaflike, basalmost to 5 cm, sheathing; bractlets setaceous, both surfaces densely pilose. Inflorescences subcapitate, laxly globose, 1-3 cm, with 5-20 spikelets. Spikelets narrowly ovoid, 4-8 mm, villous especially distally, unisexual, with 14-16 glumes. Glumes yellowish brown, awned, basal 1 or 2 empty, 1 above empty ones with a female flower, others with male flowers. Male flowers: stamens 3. Female flower: style slender; stigmas 3, longer than style, slightly puberulent. Disk brown, stalklike, not lobed. Nutlet white or light brown, subspherical, 1.5-2 mm, obscurely if at all 3-sided, tuberculate, shiny, with tufts of stellate hairs, apex rounded and with a fine tip. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 358. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 358...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 358. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 358 (1837), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Scleria neesii Kunth. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681758 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]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, thick, woody, oblique, not creeping. Culms 16-70 cm tall, slender, triquetrous, glabrous or pilose. Leaves basal and cauline. Basal leaves only with closed sheath, without leaf blade; sheath pale brown, 3-angled, edges villous, surfaces pubescent, not winged, apex with 3 triangular teeth. Cauline leaves with a sheath like that of basal leaves; contraligule absent; leaf blade linear, 1.5-3 mm wide but apically narrowing, both surfaces villous, margins scabrous, apex obtuse. Involucral bracts leaflike, basalmost to 5 cm, sheathing; bractlets setaceous, both surfaces densely pilose. Inflorescences subcapitate, laxly globose, 1-3 cm, with 5-20 spikelets. Spikelets narrowly ovoid, 4-8 mm, villous especially distally, unisexual, with 14-16 glumes. Glumes yellowish brown, awned, basal 1 or 2 empty, 1 above empty ones with a female flower, others with male flowers. Male flowers: stamens 3. Female flower: style slender; stigmas 3, longer than style, slightly puberulent. Disk brown, stalklike, not lobed. Nutlet white or light brown, subspherical, 1.5-2 mm, obscurely if at all 3-sided, tuberculate, shiny, with tufts of stellate hairs, apex rounded and with a fine tip. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 358. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 358 (1837), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Hypoporum capitatum Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon ex H.Pfeiff.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Scleria capitata (Nees) H.Pfeiff.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria neesii)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria capitata (Nees) H.Pfeiff.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon ex H.Pfeiff.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypoporum capitatum Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria neesii var. gadchiroliensis Govekar, Sardesai & Kahalkar)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypoporum capitatum Nees)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria capitata (Nees) H.Pfeiff.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon ex H.Pfeiff.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria neesii var. gadchiroliensis Govekar, Sardesai & Kahalkar)
To The Plant List (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon ex H.Pfeiff.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Scleria capitata (Nees) H.Pfeiff.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria neesii)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria capitata (Nees) H.Pfeiff.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon ex H.Pfeiff.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypoporum capitatum Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria neesii var. gadchiroliensis Govekar, Sardesai & Kahalkar)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypoporum capitatum Nees)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria capitata (Nees) H.Pfeiff.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon ex H.Pfeiff.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria neesii var. gadchiroliensis Govekar, Sardesai & Kahalkar)
To The Plant List (from synonym Scleria stricta Moon)
