Scleria sumatrensis

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Scleria sumatrensis
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Scleria sumatrensis
Rokan Hilir, Riau, Indonesia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Species:
S. sumatrensis
Binomial name
Scleria sumatrensis

Scleria sumatrensis, commonly known as nutrush and Sumatran scleria, [3] is a plant species in the sedge family. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia (in China, India, Malesia, and Sri Lanka), where it is usually found growing in wetlands, [4] and is considered a noxious weed on the island of Borneo. [2] It has been used in traditional medicine against gonorrhea. [5]

References

  1. ↑  S. sumatrensis was originally published and named in Observationes Botanicae 5: 19, pl. 2. 1789. "Plant Name Details for Scleria sumatrensis". IPNI . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Scleria sumatrensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Scleria sumatrensis. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
  4. ↑ "Profile for Scleria sumatrensis (nutrush)". PLANTS Database. USDA, NRCS . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Duke, J. A. "Scleria sumatrensis Retz. (Cyperaceae)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Retrieved May 14, 2011.


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