Scleria amazonica

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Scleria amazonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Species:
S. amazonica
Binomial name
Scleria amazonica
Camelb., M.T. Strong & Goetgh.

Scleria amazonica is a plant species native to the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela. [1]

Scleria amazonica is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Stem is triangular in cross-section, up to 120 cm tall. Leaves are up to 45 cm long, with a V-shaped ligule of dense hairs. Inflorescences unisexual, in a paniculate arrangement, up to 46 cm long. Achenes have a course network of raised decorations on the surface. [2] [3]

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