Scleria amazonica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Scleria |
Species: | S. amazonica
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Binomial name | |
Scleria amazonica Camelb., M.T. Strong & Goetgh.
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Scleria amazonica is a plant species native to the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela. [1]
Scleria amazonica is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Stem is triangular in cross-section, up to 120 cm tall. Leaves are up to 45 cm long, with a V-shaped ligule of dense hairs. Inflorescences unisexual, in a paniculate arrangement, up to 46 cm long. Achenes have a course network of raised decorations on the surface. [2] [3]