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Exocarya

Exocarya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It contains a single species, Exocarya sclerioides, a grass like plant native to New Guinea, Queensland, and northeastern New South Wales.

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Exocarya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Exocarya
Benth.
Species:
E. scleroides
Binomial name
Exocarya scleroides
(F.Muell.) Benth.
Synonyms1
  • Cladium scleroides F.Muell.
  • Exocarya montivaga Domin
  • Scleria ustulata F.M.Bailey

Exocarya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.2 It contains a single species, Exocarya sclerioides, a grass like plant native to New Guinea, Queensland, and northeastern New South Wales.1

This species first appeared in the scientific literature in 1875 when it was described as Cladium sclerioides by Ferdinand von Mueller. In 1877 the systematic botanist George Bentham transferred it to genus Exocarya as E. sclerioides.345

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References

  1. "Exocarya scleroides (F.Muell.) Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. "Exocarya Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. K.L. Wilson. "Exocarya scleroides". PlantNET, New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. "Exocarya sclerioides". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Exocarya scleroides". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 3 July 2021.