1. Home
2. Scleria bracteata

Scleria bracteata

Botanic Family

Cyperaceae

Author

Cavanilles

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Bolivia
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Distrito Federal
• Goiás
• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Rio de Janeiro
• Roraima
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• gallery forest
• disturbed areas
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• All year (Nic)

Fruiting Times

• All year (Nic)

Perennial leaning sometimes climbing rhizomatous pubescent herb. Leaves to 300mm x 12mm. Panicles of blackish-brown flowers. White nut to 2mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• SAFIO
• Kew