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Scleria sumatrensis

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Species of grass-like plant

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

Scleria sumatrensis, commonly known as nutrush and Sumatran scleria, 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, and is considered a noxious weed on the island of Borneo. It has been used in traditional medicine against gonorrhea.

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. ^ "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.
Taxon identifiers
Scleria sumatrensis


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