Scleria

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Scleria

  • Collector(s)

    E. Hammond 3009, 28 Jan 1995

  • Location

    Indonesia. Kalimantan Barat. Kabupaten Pontianak [currently Kabupaten Mempawah], kecamatan Sungai Kakap, Purit Matsum in Punggar Kecil.

  • Habitat

    Secondary vegetation in deep peat.

  • Description

    Tall climbing sedge. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03350099

    Occurrence ID: 17871ed3-5fa9-4de9-8204-ea1878599fc5

  • Local Name

    rambang

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Scleria

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Indonesia

  • State/Province

    Kalimantan Barat

  • Locality

    Kabupaten Pontianak [currently Kabupaten Mempawah], kecamatan Sungai Kakap, Purit Matsum in Punggar Kecil

  • Coordinates

    3.1741, 98.9425

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    700

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the geographic center of Sungai Kakap within the region of Kabupaten Mempawah, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the extent of Sungai Kakap. I could not find locality information for Purit Matsum in Punggar Kecil.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

    No botanical uses.

Institute of Economic Botany
The New York Botanical Garden
West Kalimantan Program
Common Name: rambang
Genus:
Form: tall, climbing sedge
Habitat: secondary vegetation in deep peat
Family:	<*•	C-
Species:
Flowers:
Fruits:
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03350099
Location: Parit Matsum in Punggur Kecil, Kec.
Sungai Kakap, Kab. Pontianak, West
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Use: cattle and goat feed; used as cordage
Notes:
CoU. Number: 3009
Collector: Elysa Hammond
D»«e:	28-Jan-95
03350099