Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. (Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 543. 1841.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Synonyms: Scleria bracteata Cav. var. angusta Griseb. (Cat. Pl. Cub. 249. 1866.), Scleria debilis C. Wright (in F.A. Sauvalle, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 8: 154. 1871.), Scleria dictyocarpa Griseb. (Cat. Pl. Cub. 249. 1866.), Scleria hemitaphra Steud. (Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 169. 1855.), Scleria laxa Torr. (Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 376. 1836.), Scleria reticularis sensu authors, non Michx. , Scleria reticularis Michx. var. pubescens Britton (Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 3: 232. 1884.), Scleria setacea sensu authors, non Poir. , Scleria stereorrhiza C. Wright ex C.B. Clarke var. major C.B. Clarke (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 147. 1900.), Scleria stereorrhiza C. Wright ex C.B. Clarke var. stereorrhiza (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 147. 1900.), Scleria stevensiana Britton (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 55. 1923.), Scleria torreyana Walp. (in W.G. Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 696. 1852.), Scleria trichopoda C. Wright ex Britton (Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 3: 232. 1885.),
Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 4). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 5). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
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