List of Scleria species

As of June 2014^[update] The Plant List recognises about 266 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names) in the plant genus Scleria.^[1]

As of December 2023, Plants of the World Online recognises 255 accepted species in this genus.^[2]

Species

This list is compiled from The Plant List,^[3] Germplasm Resources Information Network,^[4] Integrated Taxonomic Information System^[5] and Flora of China.^[6]

Scleria abortiva Nees ex Kunth
Scleria acanthocarpa Boeckeler
Scleria achtenii De Wild.
Scleria adpressohirta (Kük.) E.A.Rob.
Scleria afroreflexa Lye
Scleria alpina Core
Scleria amazonica Camelb., M.T.Strong & Goetgh.
Scleria anceps Liebm.
Scleria andringitrensis Cherm.
Scleria angusta Nees ex Kunth
Scleria angustifolia E.A.Rob.
Scleria annularis Steud.
Scleria anomala (Steud.) J.Raynal
Scleria arcuata E.A.Rob.
Scleria arguta (Nees) Steud.
Scleria aromatica Core
Scleria assamica (C.B.Clarke) D.M.Verma
Scleria atroglumis D.A.Simpson
Scleria balansae Maury ex Micheli
Scleria baldwinii (Torr.) Steud. – Baldwin's nutrush
Scleria bambariensis Cherm.
Scleria bancana Miq. – winged scleria
Scleria baroni-clarkei De Wild.
Scleria baronii C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.
Scleria barteri Boeckeler
Scleria benthamii C.B.Clarke
Scleria bequaertii De Wild.
Scleria bicolor Nelmes
Scleria biflora Roxb.
Scleria boivinii Steud.
Scleria boniana Boeckeler
Scleria borii D.M.Verma
Scleria bourgeaui Boeckeler – Bourgeau's nutrush
Scleria bracteata Cav. – bracted nutrush
Scleria bradei Gross
Scleria brownii Kunth
Scleria buekiana Schltdl.
Scleria buettneri Boeckeler
Scleria bulbifera Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Scleria burchellii C.B.Clarke
Scleria calcicola E.A.Rob.
Scleria camaratensis Core
Scleria canescens Boeckeler
Scleria carphiformis Ridl.
Scleria castanea Core
Scleria catharinensis Boeckeler
Scleria catophylla C.B.Clarke
Scleria chevalieri J.Raynal
Scleria chlorocalyx E.A.Rob.
Scleria ciliaris Nees
Scleria ciliata Michx. – fringed nutrush
- var. elliottii (Chapm.) Fernald
- var. glabra (Chapm.) Fairey
Scleria clarkei Lindm.
Scleria clathrata Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Scleria cochinchinensis (Lour.) Druce^[4]
Scleria colorata Core
Scleria comosa (Nees) Steud.
Scleria complanata Boeckeler
Scleria composita (Nees) Boeckeler
Scleria corymbosa Roxb.
Scleria cubensis Boeckeler – Cuban nutrush
Scleria curtissii Britton – Curtiss' nutrush^[5]
Scleria cuyabensis Pilg.
Scleria cyathophora Holttum
Scleria cyperina Kunth
Scleria delicatula Nelmes
Scleria densispicata (C.B.Clarke) J.Kern
Scleria depauperata Boeckeler
Scleria depressa (C.B.Clarke) Nelmes
Scleria distans Poir. – riverswamp nutrush
- var. chondrocarpa (Nelmes) Lye
- var. glomerulata (Oliv.) Lye
Scleria dregeana Kunth
Scleria dulungensis P.C.Li
Scleria eggersiana Boeckeler – Eggers' nutrush
Scleria elongatissima Piérart
Scleria erythrorrhiza Ridl.
Scleria fauriei Ohwi
Scleria filiculmis Boeckeler
Scleria flagellum-nigrorum P.J.Bergius
Scleria flexuosa Boeckeler
Scleria foliosa Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Scleria foveolata Cav.
Scleria fulvipilosa E.A.Rob.
Scleria gaertneri Raddi
Scleria georgiana Core – slenderfruit nutrush
Scleria glabra Boeckeler
Scleria globonux C.B.Clarke
Scleria goosenii De Wild.
Scleria goossensii De Wild.
Scleria gracillima Boeckeler
Scleria greigiifolia (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke
Scleria guineensis J.Raynal
Scleria harlandii Hance
Scleria havanensis Britton – Havana nutrush
Scleria hildebrandtii Boeckeler
Scleria hilsenbergii Ridl.
Scleria hirta Boeckeler
Scleria hirtella Sw. – riverswamp nutrush
Scleria hispidior (C.B.Clarke) Nelmes
Scleria hispidula Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Scleria hookeriana Boeckeler^[6]
Scleria huberi C.B.Clarke
Scleria induta Turrill
Scleria interrupta Rich.
Scleria iostephana Nelmes
Scleria jiangchengensis Y.Y.Qian
Scleria junghuhniana Boeckeler
Scleria kerrii Turrill
Scleria khasiana Boeckeler
Scleria killipiana Britton
Scleria kindtiana Graebn.
Scleria lacustris C.Wright – lakeshore nutrush
Scleria laevis Willd. – smooth scleria^[5]
Scleria lagoensis Boeckeler
Scleria latifolia Sw.
Scleria laxa R.Br.
Scleria laxiflora Gross
Scleria leptostachya Kunth
Scleria levis Retz.
Scleria lingulata C.B.Clarke
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. – Florida Keys nutrush
- var. linearis Benth.
- subsp. linearis (Benth.) T.Koyama^[6]
- subsp. lithosperma^[6]
Scleria longispiculata Nelmes
Scleria lucentinigricans E.A.Rob.
Scleria macbrideana Gross
Scleria mackaviensis Boeckeler
Scleria macrogyne C.B.Clarke
Scleria macrolomioides H.Pfeiff.
Scleria macrophylla J.Presl & C.Presl
Scleria madagascariensis Boeckeler
Scleria martii (Nees) Steud.
Scleria melaleuca Rchb. ex Schltdl. & Cham.^[5]
Scleria melanomphala Kunth
Scleria melanotricha Hochst. & A.Rich.
Scleria melicoides Schltdl.
Scleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth – tropical nutrush
Scleria mikawana Makino
Scleria millespicula T.Koyama
Scleria minima C.B.Clarke
Scleria minor (Britton) W.Stone – slender nutrush
Scleria mitis P.J.Bergius – cortadora
Scleria monticola Nelmes ex Napper
Scleria motemboensis Britton
Scleria motleyi C.B.Clarke
- subsp. rostrata J.Kern
Scleria mucronata Poir.
Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. – Muehlenberg's nutrush
Scleria multilacunosa T.Koyama
Scleria mutoensis Nakai
Scleria myricocarpa Kunth
Scleria natalensis Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke
Scleria naumanniana Boeckeler
Scleria neesii Kunth
Scleria neocaledonica Rendle
Scleria neogranatensis C.B.Clarke
Scleria novae-hollandiae Boeckeler
Scleria nyasensis C.B.Clarke
Scleria oblata S.T.Blake ex J.Kern
Scleria obtusa Core
Scleria oligantha Michx. – littlehead nutrush
Scleria oligochondra Nelmes
Scleria orchardii C.D.Adams
Scleria ovinux J.Raynal ex Fosberg
Scleria pachyrrhyncha Nelmes
Scleria panicoides Kunth
Scleria papuana J.Kern
Scleria parallella C.B.Clarke
Scleria parvula Steud.
Scleria patula E.A.Rob.
Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. – fewflower nutrush
- var. caroliniana (Willd.) Alph.Wood
- var. curtissii (Britton) Fairey
Scleria paupercula E.A.Rob.
Scleria pergracilis (Nees) Kunth
Scleria pernambucana Luceño & M.Alves
Scleria perpusilla Cherm.
Scleria pilosa Boeckeler
Scleria pilosissima Britton
Scleria plusiophylla Steud.
Scleria poeppigii (Nees) Steud.
Scleria poiformis Retz.
Scleria poklei Wad.Khan
Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler
Scleria polyrrhiza E.A.Rob.
Scleria pooides Ridl.
Scleria porphyrocarpa E.A.Rob.
Scleria procumbens E.A.Rob.
Scleria psilorrhiza C.B.Clarke
Scleria pulchella Ridl.
Scleria purdiei C.B.Clarke – Purdie's nutrush
Scleria purpurascens Steud.
- var. ophirensis (C.B.Clarke) J.Kern
Scleria pusilla Pilg.
Scleria racemosa Poir.
Scleria radula Hance
Scleria ramosa C.B.Clarke
Scleria rehmannii C.B.Clarke
Scleria reticularis Michx. – reticulated nutrush, netted nutrush
Scleria richardsiae E.A.Rob.
Scleria robinsoniana J.Raynal
Scleria robusta Camelb. & Goetgh.
Scleria rugosa R.Br.
Scleria rutenbergiana Boeckeler
Scleria scabra Willd.
Scleria scabriuscula Schltdl. – mosquito nutrush
Scleria scandens Core
Scleria schenckiana Boeckeler
Scleria schiedeana Schltdl.
Scleria schimperiana Boeckeler
Scleria schulzii Barros
Scleria scindens Nees ex Kunth – hairy nutrush
Scleria scrobiculata Nees & Meyen
Scleria secans (L.) Urb. – razor grass
Scleria sellowiana Kunth
Scleria setulosociliata Boeckeler
Scleria sheilae J.Raynal
Scleria sieberi Nees
Scleria skutchii M.T.Strong & J.R.Grant
Scleria sobolifer E.F.Franklin
Scleria sororia Kunth
Scleria sphacelata F.Muell.
Scleria sphaerocarpa (E.A.Rob.) Napper^[4]
Scleria spicata (Spreng.) J.F.Macbr.
Scleria spiciformis Benth.
Scleria splitgerberiana Henrard ex Uittien
Scleria sprucei C.B.Clarke
Scleria staheliana Uittien
Scleria stenophylla Core
Scleria stereorrhiza C.Wright ex C.B.Clarke
Scleria stipitata Uittien
Scleria stipularis Nees
Scleria stocksiana Boeckeler
Scleria sumatrensis Retz. – Sumatran scleria
Scleria swamyi Govind.
Scleria sylvestris Poepp. & Kunth^[4]
Scleria tenacissima (Nees) Steud.
Scleria tenella Kunth – fly nutrush
Scleria tepuiensis Core
Scleria terrestris (L.) Fassett
- var. hookeriana (Boeckeler) D.M.Verma
- var. thomsoniana (Boeckeler) D.M.Verma
Scleria tessellata Willd.
- var. sphaerocarpa E.A.Rob.
Scleria testacea Nees ex Kunth – Hawai'i nutrush
Scleria thwaitesiana Boeckeler
Scleria tonkinensis C.B.Clarke
Scleria transvaalensis E.F.Franklin
Scleria trialata Poir.
Scleria tricuspidata S.T.Blake
Scleria triglomerata Michx. – whip nutrush
Scleria triquetra M.T.Strong
Scleria tropicalis M.T.Strong
Scleria tryonii Domin
Scleria uleana Boeckeler
Scleria unguiculata E.A.Rob.
Scleria vaginata Steud.
Scleria valdemuricata Kük.
Scleria variegata (Nees) Steud.
Scleria venezuelensis Core
Scleria verrucosa Willd.
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. – low nutrush
Scleria veseyfitzgeraldii E.A.Rob.
Scleria vichadensis F.J.Herm.
Scleria violacea Pilg.
Scleria virgata (Nees) Steud.
Scleria vogelii C.B.Clarke
Scleria warmingiana Boeckeler
Scleria welwitschii C.B.Clarke
Scleria williamsii Gross
Scleria woodii C.B.Clarke
- var. ornata (Cherm.) J.Schultze-Motel
Scleria wrightiana Boeckeler
Scleria xerophila E.A.Rob.
Scleria zambesica E.A.Rob.

References

^ "Scleria". The Plant List. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ "Scleria P.J.Bergius | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ "Scleria plant name records". The Plant List. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Species Records of Scleria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Scleria P.J.Bergius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Scleria". Flora of China. eFloras. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[TPL1-1] "Scleria". The Plant List. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[2] "Scleria P.J.Bergius | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

[TPL2-3] "Scleria plant name records". The Plant List. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[GRIN-4] "Species Records of Scleria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[ITIS-5] "Scleria P.J.Bergius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[FOC-6] "Scleria". Flora of China. eFloras. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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