Scleria sumatrensis

Sumatran scleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Scleria
Species:	S. sumatrensis
Binomial name
Scleria sumatrensis Retz. [1][2]

Scleria sumatrensis, commonly known as Nutrush^[3] or Sumatran scleria, is a plant species in the sedge family. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia (in China, India, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka), where it is usually found growing in wetlands,^[3] and is considered a noxious weed on the island of Borneo.^[2] It is has been used to treat gonorrhea.^[4]

References

1. ^  S. sumatrensis was originally published and named in Observationes Botanicae 5: 19, pl. 2. 1789. "Plant Name Details for Scleria sumatrensis". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=315076-1. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b}  GRIN (May 7, 2007). "Scleria sumatrensis information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?402887. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Profile for Scleria sumatrensis (nutrush)". PLANTS Database. USDA, NRCS. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SCSU9. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
4. ^ James A. Duke. "Scleria sumatrensis RETZ. (CYPERACEAE)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Scleria%20sumatrensis. Retrieved May 14, 2011.