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| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Scientific name | Scleria levis Retzius |
| Synonyms | Scleria angusta Nees von Esenbeck ex Kunth; Scleria angusta Nees von Esenbeck ex Kunth var. seychellensis Nees von Esenbeck ex Kunth; Scleria dietrichiae Boeckeler; Scleria levis Retzius var. pubescens (Steudel) C. Z. Zheng; Scleria hebecarpa Nees von Esenbeck; Scleria hebecarpa Nees von Esenbeck var. pubescens (Steudel) C. B. Clarke; Scleria hebecarpa Nees von Esenbeck var. pubescens (Steudel) S. Tjitrosoedirdjo; Scleria pubescens Steudel; Scleria sieberi Nees von Esenbeck; Scleria trialata Poiret; Scleria zeylanica Poiret |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shinju-gaya (シンジュガヤ, 真珠萱 [meaning: pearl rush]) |
| (English common name) nut rush | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Idzu Islands, west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Pacific Islands, Australia, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, South Africa | |
| Habitat | Field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
| Description | Culms ca. 60-120cm tall. Leaves 20-40cm long, 8-15mm wide. Flowers inflorescences ca. 4-10cm long, ca. 3cm wide, flowering in July to October. Fruits pearl like white 2-3mm. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Scleria levis Retz. |
| Scleria levis Retz. | |
| Karyomorphological Studies of Four Species of Japanese Scleria (Cyperaceae) | |
| Composition treating for AIDS and associated conditions (US Patent 20050181077) |
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