Scleria canescens Boeckeler

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Scleria canescens Boeckeler

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Cedeño 3317 with Shafer, J.A., 20 Jul 1920

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. El Yunque National Forest. Sierra of Naguabo. Summit of Loma La Mina.

  • Habitat

    Open places in forest.

  • Description

    Six to eight feet tall.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 992335

    Occurrence ID: b6fc7dfd-ae19-4bd8-ad49-83845db8d59e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Scleria canescens Boeckeler det M. T. Strong, 2001
    Note: Originally determined as Scleria melaleuca Schltdl and Cham. Then determined as S. scindens Nees by Nestor José Melo Pérez, 1976. Also determined as S. pterota Presl.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    El Yunque National Forest. Sierra of Naguabo. Summit of Loma La Mina.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 945 m. (3100 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.2608, -65.8116

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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