Cyperaceae taxon details
Scleria baldwinii (Torr.) Steud.
1681637 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681637)
accepted
Species
Hypoporum baldwinii Torr. · unaccepted
Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton · unaccepted
Scleria costata (Britton) Small · unaccepted
Scleria dioica Leconte ex Britton · unaccepted
- Variety Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton accepted as Scleria baldwinii (Torr.) Steud.
terrestrial
(of Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.) Torrey, J. (1836). Monograph of North America Cyperaceae. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 3: 239-448., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16077440#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 382 [details]
page(s): 382 [details]
Description Plants perennial, sometimes cespitose; rhizomes horizontal, nodulose. Culms stout, 30–90 cm, base smooth or slightly...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Steud. to Steud., information provided by Alan E. on...
Description Plants perennial, sometimes cespitose; rhizomes horizontal, nodulose. Culms stout, 30–90 cm, base smooth or slightly scabrous distally. Leaves: sheaths purple or brownish, tight, smooth or weakly ribbed, narrowly winged, glabrous; contra-ligules minute, obtuse; blades linear, keeled, shorter than culms, 1–5 mm wide, rigid, glabrous or slightly scabrous on margins. Inflorescences 1–2 cm; clusters 1, 5–15 mm wide, each with 3–7 spikelets; bracts subtending inflorescence awl-shaped, 4–15 cm × 1–4 mm. Spikelets bisexual and staminate, 5–10 mm; staminate spikelets many flowered; staminate scales lanceolate, membranous, pistillate scales ovate-acuminate, rigid. Achenes dull white or often brownish gray or with dark gray bands, obscurely trigonous, ovoid-globose, 3–4 mm, smooth, often ribbed, base without pores, sides concave between angles, distinctly trigonous, pointed, apex conspicuously mucronate; hypogynium obsolete, reduced to small brownish ring just distal to pointed base. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Steud. to Steud., information provided by Alan E. on...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Steud. to Steud., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Scleria baldwinii (Torr.) Steud.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681637 on 2026-08-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.) Torrey, J. (1836). Monograph of North America Cyperaceae. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 3: 239-448., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16077440#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 382 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Steudel, E. G. (1855). Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. II. Cyperaceae. Metzler. Stuttgart. 246 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44896084#page/8/mode/1up
page(s): 175 [details]
page(s): 382 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Steudel, E. G. (1855). Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. II. Cyperaceae. Metzler. Stuttgart. 246 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44896084#page/8/mode/1up
page(s): 175 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.) NY Hypoporum baldwinii, geounit United States [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants perennial, sometimes cespitose; rhizomes horizontal, nodulose. Culms stout, 30–90 cm, base smooth or slightly scabrous distally. Leaves: sheaths purple or brownish, tight, smooth or weakly ribbed, narrowly winged, glabrous; contra-ligules minute, obtuse; blades linear, keeled, shorter than culms, 1–5 mm wide, rigid, glabrous or slightly scabrous on margins. Inflorescences 1–2 cm; clusters 1, 5–15 mm wide, each with 3–7 spikelets; bracts subtending inflorescence awl-shaped, 4–15 cm × 1–4 mm. Spikelets bisexual and staminate, 5–10 mm; staminate spikelets many flowered; staminate scales lanceolate, membranous, pistillate scales ovate-acuminate, rigid. Achenes dull white or often brownish gray or with dark gray bands, obscurely trigonous, ovoid-globose, 3–4 mm, smooth, often ribbed, base without pores, sides concave between angles, distinctly trigonous, pointed, apex conspicuously mucronate; hypogynium obsolete, reduced to small brownish ring just distal to pointed base. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Steud. to Steud., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scleria costata (Britton) Small)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria baldwinii)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria dioica Leconte ex Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria costata (Britton) Small)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Scleria_baldwinii_costata_NY2497202_holotype_1) (from synonym Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Scleria_baldwinii_NY51235_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Scleria_baldwinii_NY51236_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria costata (Britton) Small)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria dioica Leconte ex Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scleria costata (Britton) Small)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria baldwinii)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria dioica Leconte ex Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria costata (Britton) Small)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Scleria_baldwinii_costata_NY2497202_holotype_1) (from synonym Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Scleria_baldwinii_NY51235_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Scleria_baldwinii_NY51236_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypoporum baldwinii Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria costata (Britton) Small)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria baldwinii var. costata Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria dioica Leconte ex Britton)
From editor or global species database
