Cyperaceae taxon details
Scleria poiformis Retz.
1681786 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681786)
accepted
Species
Carex poiformis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel. · unaccepted
Scleria bertolonii M.Martens · unaccepted
Scleria coriacea G.Bertol. · unaccepted
Scleria oryzoides J.Presl & C.Presl · unaccepted
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Perennials. Culms to 1 m tall, robust, 3-angled, scabrous, glabrous. Leaf sheath 7-25 cm, to 2 mm thick, leathery to ±...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. 4: 13 1786 to Observ. Bot. 4: 13 (1786), information...
Description Perennials. Culms to 1 m tall, robust, 3-angled, scabrous, glabrous. Leaf sheath 7-25 cm, to 2 mm thick, leathery to ± fleshy, glabrous, sometimes 3-winged, basal ones purplish red; contraligule not prominent; leaf blade linear, ca. 1 m × 1-2.5 cm, glabrous, margins sometimes scabrous, apex acute. Involucral bracts setaceous, basalmost to 1.5 cm; bractlets glumelike, shorter than spikelets. Inflorescences compound paniculate, ca. 15 × 7-8 cm, with many branches; branch axes long, angled, scabrous, with many spikelets. Spikelets 1 or 2 in a cluster, dark brown, unisexual. Male spikelets many, more than female ones, oblong-ovoid, ca. 4 mm, apex truncate; glumes 2-3 mm, membranous, with rust-colored lines. Female spikelets usually at base of branch, narrowly ovoid, slightly longer than male ones, apex acuminate; glumes triangular-ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or broadly ovate, slightly longer than male glumes. Male flowers: stamen 1; anther linear, ca. 1.7 mm; connective apex protruding, 1/5-1/4 as long as anthers. Female flowers: stigmas 3. Disk brown, triangular-cordate, ca. 1.5 mm in diam., 3-lobed; lobes triangular, short, margin reflexed, apex acute. Nutlet white or gray, ovoid, ca. 3 × 2.5 mm, bluntly triangular, smooth, shiny, glabrous. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. 4: 13 1786 to Observ. Bot. 4: 13 (1786), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. 4: 13 1786 to Observ. Bot. 4: 13 (1786), 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 poiformis Retz.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681786 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. Culms to 1 m tall, robust, 3-angled, scabrous, glabrous. Leaf sheath 7-25 cm, to 2 mm thick, leathery to ± fleshy, glabrous, sometimes 3-winged, basal ones purplish red; contraligule not prominent; leaf blade linear, ca. 1 m × 1-2.5 cm, glabrous, margins sometimes scabrous, apex acute. Involucral bracts setaceous, basalmost to 1.5 cm; bractlets glumelike, shorter than spikelets. Inflorescences compound paniculate, ca. 15 × 7-8 cm, with many branches; branch axes long, angled, scabrous, with many spikelets. Spikelets 1 or 2 in a cluster, dark brown, unisexual. Male spikelets many, more than female ones, oblong-ovoid, ca. 4 mm, apex truncate; glumes 2-3 mm, membranous, with rust-colored lines. Female spikelets usually at base of branch, narrowly ovoid, slightly longer than male ones, apex acuminate; glumes triangular-ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or broadly ovate, slightly longer than male glumes. Male flowers: stamen 1; anther linear, ca. 1.7 mm; connective apex protruding, 1/5-1/4 as long as anthers. Female flowers: stigmas 3. Disk brown, triangular-cordate, ca. 1.5 mm in diam., 3-lobed; lobes triangular, short, margin reflexed, apex acute. Nutlet white or gray, ovoid, ca. 3 × 2.5 mm, bluntly triangular, smooth, shiny, glabrous. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. 4: 13 1786 to Observ. Bot. 4: 13 (1786), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex poiformis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Scleria coriacea G.Bertol.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Scleria oryzoides J.Presl & C.Presl)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria poiformis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria bertolonii M.Martens)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria oryzoides J.Presl & C.Presl)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex poiformis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria coriacea G.Bertol.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria coriacea G.Bertol.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria bertolonii M.Martens)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria oryzoides J.Presl & C.Presl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex poiformis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria poiformis K000291177 type 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Scleria coriacea G.Bertol.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Scleria oryzoides J.Presl & C.Presl)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria poiformis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria bertolonii M.Martens)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria oryzoides J.Presl & C.Presl)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex poiformis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria coriacea G.Bertol.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria coriacea G.Bertol.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria bertolonii M.Martens)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria oryzoides J.Presl & C.Presl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex poiformis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria poiformis K000291177 type 1)
From editor or global species database
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