Scirpodendron ghaeri is a plant in the family Cyperaceae native to areas from India through southeast Asia to the western Pacific. It is a tall sedge with a woody rhizome producing 3 m (9.8 ft) long leaves in dense clumps; the leaves have sharp edges and the plant forms impenetrable barriers.[4][5] It was first described as Chionanthus ghaeri by Joseph Gaertner in 1788, and transferred to the genus Scirpodendron by Elmer Drew Merrill in 1914. It usually grows in coastal swamp forest, but may be found in rainforest and gallery forest[2][6]
| Scirpodendron ghaeri | |
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| Growing in palm swamp in Cairns, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scirpodendron |
| Species: | S. ghaeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Scirpodendron ghaeri | |
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Conservation
editThis species has been assessed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 20 October 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Scirpodendron ghaeri". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Scirpodendron ghaeri (Gaertn.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Scirpodendron ghaeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Tng, David. "The world's most robust sedge – Scirpodendron ghaeri". David Tng. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Fern, Ken. "Scirpodendron ghaeri". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Scirpodendron ghaeri". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at GBIF
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com