Schoenus triticoides

Taxonavigation edit

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 triticoides

Name edit

Schoenus triticoides T.L.Elliott & Muasya Phytotaxa 401: 273 (2019).

Typus: South Africa, Spioenkop Nature Reserve, about 1.5 km up jeep trail from main gravel road, near Tierhuiskloof, S 33°55’49.6’’; E 21°20’9.6’’, 494 m, 11 November 2017, Elliott & Betz TE2016_281.

Holotypus: BOL. Isotypus: MT, NBG.

Distribution edit

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

References edit

Primary references edit

Elliott, T.L. & Muasya, A.M. 2019. Three new species and a new combination among Southern African Schoenus (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae). Phytotaxa 401(4): 267–275. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.401.4.4 Reference page.

Links edit

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schoenus triticoides 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 triticoides. Published online. Accessed: Feb 24 2020.

Vernacular names edit

English: Wheat Veldrush

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