Schoenus exilis

Schoenus exilis

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 exilis

Name

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

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3318 (Cape Town): Camps Bay,(–CD), 18 May 1941, Levyns 7566 Holotypus: BOL [BOL139424]; Isotypus: BOL [BOL139425].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tetraria exilis Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 88 (1947)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus exilis 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., Barrett, R.L. & Muasya, A.M. 2019. A taxonomic revision of Schoenus cuspidatus and allies (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae)—Part 1. South African Journal of Botany 121: 519–535. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2018.11.021 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schoenus exilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Schoenus exilis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 24 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Small Veldrush

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