Scleria amazonica
Scleria amazonica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Scleria |
Species: | S. amazonica
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Binomial name | |
Scleria amazonica Camelb., M.T. Strong & Goetgh.
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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]
References[]
- ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584.
- ^ Camelbeke, K., M. T. Strong & P. Goetghebeur. 1997. Scleria amazonica, a new species of Scleria section Scleria (Cyperaceae) from Venezuela. Novon 7(2): 98–101.
- ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.
Categories:
- Scleria
- Endemic flora of Venezuela
- Plants described in 1997