Schoenus crassus

Schoenus crassus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Schoeneae
Subtribus: Schoeninae
Genus: Schoenus
Species: Schoenus crassus

Name

Schoenus crassus (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya S. African J. Bot. 112: 359 (2017).

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3418 (Simonstown): Smitswinkel Bay,(–AD), 22 May 1938, Levyns 6580 Lectotypus: BOL [BOL139421]; Isotypus: BOL [BOL139422, BOL139423].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tetraria crassa Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 87 (1947)
• Heterotypic
  • Elynanthes microstachyus Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 261-262 (1874), pro parte
  • Schoenus microstachyus (Boeckeler) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 756 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus crassus Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Elliott, T.L. & Muasya, A.M. 2020. A taxonomic revision of Schoenus cuspidatus and allies (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae) – Part 2. South African Journal of Botany 130: 327–347. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2019.12.015 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schoenus crassus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. Mar. Schoenus crassus. Published online. Accessed: 12 Mar.

Vernacular names

English: Robust Veldrush

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