Scleria terrestris
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Summary
Source: WikipediaScleria terrestris is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, the sedges. It is native to much of Asia and Australia, where it is widespread and occasional. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb that grows in wet habitat, such as streambanks and wet mountain understory, and some types of dry and disturbed habitat.
Description
A small sedge plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a woody underground stem or rhizome. The shoots are in tufts. They can be 60-200 cm tall. They are 3-6 mm thick. The leaves are 4-20 mm wide. The flower panicles are compound and in groups of 4. They are 10-50 cm long. The nut is oval and 3 mm long.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet places along the edges of forests. In Taiwan it is at low altitudes. It grows up to 450 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ellarukki
References (3)
- Cowie, I, 2006, A Survey of Flora and vegetation of the proposed Jaco-Tutuala-Lore National Park. Timor-Lests (East Timor) www.territorystories.nt/gov.au p 46
- Flora of Taiwan Vol. 5:314
- Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm
