Scleria levis Retz., Observ. Bot. 4: 13 (1786) (syn: Carex laevis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.; Scleria alata Moon ; Scleria alta Boeckeler ; Scleria bulusanensis Elmer ; Scleria dietrichiae Boeckeler ; Scleria hebecarpa Nees ; Scleria hebecarpa var. pubescens (Steud.) C.B.Clarke ; Scleria japonica Steud. ; Scleria levis f. villosa Valck.Sur. ; Scleria melanosperma Nees & Arn. ex Boeckeler ; Scleria pubescens Steud. ; Scleria sumatrensis var. pubescens Miq. ; Scleria vestita Boeckeler ; Scleria villosula Wall. ; Scleria wichurae Boeckeler ; Scleria zeylanica Poir. ; Scleria zeylanica var. angustifolia Thwaites ex Boeckeler ; Juncus zeilanicus Houtt. ); . Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO;. . Grass sp from Assam KD 01, Mar. 2020 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Attached images are grass sp. Pl. Id the species. Date :.29.02. 2020 Location: Assam Family : Poaceae Genus & species : ?? Habitat: Grows wild on marshy area with Alpinia sp. Habit : Herb Scleria spp. probably Scleria laevis of Cyperaceae family. Not a grass. Can be Scleria terrestris (L.) Fassett or Scleria levis Retz. Need to check the specimen. Looks close to Scleria levis Retz. . |
Scleria levis
Updated on October 2, 2025