Scleria mitis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Sclerieae
Genus: Scleria
Species:

Scleria mitis P.J.Bergius, 1765

Homotypic
- Carex mitis (P.J.Bergius) J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 138 (1791)
- Ophryoscleria mitis (P.J.Bergius) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 185 (1842)
Heterotypic
- Ophryoscleria lucida Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 183 (1842)
- Ophryoscleria riparia (Poepp. & Kunth) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 184 (1842)
- Scleria lucida (Nees) Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 168 (1855)
- Scleria mitis var. atrobrunnea Kük. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 219 (1926)
- Scleria praealta Salzm. ex Schltdl. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 461 (1845)
- Scleria riparia Poepp. & Kunth in C.S.Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 341 (1837)
- Scleria trialata Bertero ex Boeckeler in Linnaea 38: 521 (1874)
- Scleria trinitatis Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 2: 31 (1890)
- Scleria vichadensis F.J.Herm. in Caldasia 5: 38 (1948)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Paraguay

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Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Scleria mitis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Scleria mitis. Published online. Accessed: June 17 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Scleria mitis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 June 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Scleria mitis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.