Cyperaceae taxon details
Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw.
1681730 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681730)
accepted
Species
Carex lithosperma J.F.Gmel. · unaccepted
Hypoporum lithospermum (L.) Nees · unaccepted
Scirpus lithospermus L. · unaccepted
Scleria wightiana Steud. · unaccepted
- Variety Scleria lithosperma var. linearis Benth.
- Variety Scleria lithosperma var. lithosperma (L.) Sw.
- Forma Scleria lithosperma f. ramosa Domin accepted as Scleria lithosperma var. lithosperma (L.) Sw.
- Subspecies Scleria lithosperma subsp. linearis (Benth.) T.Koyama accepted as Scleria lithosperma var. linearis Benth.
- Variety Scleria lithosperma var. filiformis (Sw.) Britton accepted as Scleria lithosperma var. lithosperma (L.) Sw.
- Variety Scleria lithosperma var. multispiculata Govind. accepted as Scleria lithosperma var. linearis Benth.
- Variety Scleria lithosperma var. muricata Govind. accepted as Scleria lithosperma var. linearis Benth.
- Variety Scleria lithosperma var. roxburghii C.B.Clarke accepted as Scleria lithosperma var. linearis Benth.
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, thick, woody, creeping. Culms tufted, 30-50 cm tall, 1.4-2 mm wide, 3-angled, glabrous. Leaves...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 18 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 18 (1788),...
Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, thick, woody, creeping. Culms tufted, 30-50 cm tall, 1.4-2 mm wide, 3-angled, glabrous. Leaves basal and cauline. Basal leaves sheathlike, bladeless. Cauline leaves with sheath 3-angled, closed, pilose; contraligule depressed rounded or depressed deltoid, ciliate; leaf blade narrowly linear, 1.5-2 mm wide, margins finely serrate, apex attenuate into a caudate tip. Involucral bracts leaflike, basal one to 10 cm, sheathing. Inflorescences paniculate, well-developed ones more than 30 cm, with 1-3 lateral branches or without branch at basal part; basal part often reduced to spikelike, 3.5-7 cm. Spikelets 1-3 in a cluster, 3-4.5 mm, with 4 or 5 glumes, with 1 or 2 male flowers and 1 female flower below male ones. Glumes ovate-lanceolate, keeled, both sides of midvein membranous with short brown lines, apex mucronate. Disk not well developed. Nutlet white, broadly obovoid to subellipsoid, ca. 2.5 mm, 3-sided or not, smooth or transversely rugose or irregularly ± reticulate with wavy ridges, shiny, base narrow and triangular. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 18 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 18 (1788),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 18 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 18 (1788), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681730 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, thick, woody, creeping. Culms tufted, 30-50 cm tall, 1.4-2 mm wide, 3-angled, glabrous. Leaves basal and cauline. Basal leaves sheathlike, bladeless. Cauline leaves with sheath 3-angled, closed, pilose; contraligule depressed rounded or depressed deltoid, ciliate; leaf blade narrowly linear, 1.5-2 mm wide, margins finely serrate, apex attenuate into a caudate tip. Involucral bracts leaflike, basal one to 10 cm, sheathing. Inflorescences paniculate, well-developed ones more than 30 cm, with 1-3 lateral branches or without branch at basal part; basal part often reduced to spikelike, 3.5-7 cm. Spikelets 1-3 in a cluster, 3-4.5 mm, with 4 or 5 glumes, with 1 or 2 male flowers and 1 female flower below male ones. Glumes ovate-lanceolate, keeled, both sides of midvein membranous with short brown lines, apex mucronate. Disk not well developed. Nutlet white, broadly obovoid to subellipsoid, ca. 2.5 mm, 3-sided or not, smooth or transversely rugose or irregularly ± reticulate with wavy ridges, shiny, base narrow and triangular. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 18 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 18 (1788), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Hypoporum lithospermum (L.) Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (170 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scleria wightiana Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Carex lithosperma J.F.Gmel.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria lithosperma)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypoporum lithospermum (L.) Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria wightiana Steud.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypoporum lithospermum (L.) Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria wightiana Steud.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria lithosperma K000260050 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria lithosperma K000960246 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. BM000829824 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. BM000900539 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. BM000900540 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex lithosperma J.F.Gmel.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (170 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scleria wightiana Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Carex lithosperma J.F.Gmel.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scleria lithosperma)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypoporum lithospermum (L.) Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scleria wightiana Steud.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypoporum lithospermum (L.) Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus lithospermus L.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scleria wightiana Steud.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria lithosperma K000260050 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Scleria lithosperma K000960246 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. BM000829824 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. BM000900539 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. BM000900540 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex lithosperma J.F.Gmel.)
From editor or global species database
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