Scleria sumatrensis | |
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Scleria sumatrensis Rokan Hilir, Riau, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Scleria |
Species: | S. sumatrensis
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Binomial name | |
Scleria sumatrensis |
Scleria sumatrensis, commonly known as nutrush and Sumatran scleria, [3] is a plant species in the sedge family. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia (in China, India, Malesia, and Sri Lanka), where it is usually found growing in wetlands, [4] and is considered a noxious weed on the island of Borneo. [2] It has been used in traditional medicine against gonorrhea. [5]
Scleria sumatrensis | |
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Scleria sumatrensis Rokan Hilir, Riau, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Scleria |
Species: | S. sumatrensis
|
Binomial name | |
Scleria sumatrensis |
Scleria sumatrensis, commonly known as nutrush and Sumatran scleria, [3] is a plant species in the sedge family. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia (in China, India, Malesia, and Sri Lanka), where it is usually found growing in wetlands, [4] and is considered a noxious weed on the island of Borneo. [2] It has been used in traditional medicine against gonorrhea. [5]