Scleria scrobiculata Nees & Meyen

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• State/Province

  Antique

• Locality

  Panay Island: Southwestern range of Mt. Baloy, Musay, 2-7 km north of Lublub.

• Elevation

  Alt. 250 - 300 m. (820 - 984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  11.08, 122.08

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Field Museum of Natural History
Scleria scrobiculata Nees & Mey. ex Nees
August 29, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
ex Nees
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Scleria
Species: scorbiculata
Authority: Nees & Mey.
Family: Cyperaceae
Det. By: G.S. Varadarajan August 7, 1987
Field Chr: A common sedge with green, winged aerial portions.
Locality: Panay Island: Southwestern range of Mt. Baloy, Musayr
3-7 km north of Lublub.
Habitat: Moist understory of a Terminalia-Ficus-Macaranga community
Alt.: 250-300 m Geogr. Coord.: 11 05 NX 122 05 E
Coll.: G.S. Varadarajan, Reynoso, Fernando, Mosing
No.: 1540 Coll. Date: August 5, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q6601735-W, Q6601736-X.
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard
University), and Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago).
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