Scleria latifolia
Also known as: Schizolepis arundinacea (Kunth) Palla +15 more
- Schizolepis arundinacea (Kunth) Palla
- Schizolepis latifolia (Sw.) Nees
- Schizolepis olyroides (Kunth) Nees
- Schizolepis rufescens Schrad. ex Nees
- Schizolepis sylvestris (Poepp. & Kunth) Nees
- Schizolepis trigonocarpa Nees
- Schizolepis trigonocarpa var. plena Nees
- Scleria arundinacea Kunth
- Scleria cyanocarpa Kunth
- Scleria grandifolia Miq.
- Scleria kappleriana Hochst. ex Steud.
- Scleria lacunosa Boeckeler
- Scleria latifolia var. arundinacea (Kunth) H.Pfeiff.
- Scleria latifolia var. latifolia
- Scleria latifolia var. trigonocarpa (Nees) Griseb.
- Scleria loefgreniana Boeckeler
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Scleria latifolia is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.