''Scleria sumatrensis'', commonly known as nutrush and Sumatran scleria,
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). is a plant species in the
sedge family. It is native to temperate and tropical
Asia (in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
India,
Malesia, and
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
), where it is usually found growing in wetlands,
and is considered a
noxious weed
A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is injurious to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or liv ...
on the island of
Borneo.
[ It has been used in traditional medicine against gonorrhea.]
References
sumatrensis
Flora of China
Flora of tropical Asia
Tropical flora
Medicinal plants
Plants described in 1789
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