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Scleria terrestris

Botanic Family

Cyperaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Fassett

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Northern Territory
• Queensland - Australia
• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Cambodia
• Taiwan - China
• Andaman Islands
• Assam
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Ryukyu Islands - Japan
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Primary and secondary forest
• scrubland
• swamp

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Scrambling or erect perennial scabrous sedge with leaves to 40mm wide, scabrid panicles with setaceous bracts, male spikelets to 4mm long, gabrescent white nut, finally purplish or blacklish to 3mm x 3mm

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• Kew