Schoenus bolusii

Schoenus bolusii

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 bolusii

Name

Schoenus bolusii (C.B.Clarke) T.L.Elliott & Muasya, S. African J. Bot. 121: 528 (2019).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tetraria bolusii C.B.Clarke in W.T. Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. Capensis 7: 279 (1898), as ‘T. Bolusi’.
    • Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3419 (Caledon): ‘Mont. Hottentotsholland prope Grabouw’, ( –AA), Dec 1877, Bolus 4230. (Holotypus: K 000244913; Isotypus: BOL 5066).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus bolusii 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Veldrush

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