Scleroschoenus

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Scleroschoenus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Subfamily: Cyperoideae
Tribe: Abildgaardieae
Genus: Scleroschoenus
K.L.Wilson, J.J.Bruhl & R.L.Barrett

Scleroschoenus is a genus of sedges in the family Cyperaceae. It includes six species native to the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia in northern Australia. [1]

Species in the genus were formerly placed in the genera Actinoschoenus and Fimbristylis . [2]

Species

Six species are accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scleroschoenus K.L.Wilson, J.J.Bruhl & R.L.Barrett". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. Larridon, Isabel; Zuntini, Alexandre R; Barrett, Russell L; Wilson, Karen L; Bruhl, Jeremy J; Goetghebeur, Paul; Baker, William J; Brewer, Grace E; Epitawalage, Niroshini; Fairlie, Isabel; Forest, Félix; Sabino Kikuchi, Izai A B; Pokorny, Lisa; Semmouri, Ilias; Spalink, Daniel (2021-05-27). "Resolving generic limits in Cyperaceae tribe Abildgaardieae using targeted sequencing" . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 196 (2): 163–187. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boaa099. ISSN   0024-4074.