Schoenus compar

Schoenus compar

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 compar

Name

Schoenus compar L. Mant. Pl. Altera: 177 (1771).

• Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3418 (Simonstown): Cape of Good Hope, without date, without collector LINN-HL68-11 (Lectotypus: LINN, designated by Archer in Cafferty and Jarvis in Taxon 53: 179 (2004)).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tetraria compar (L.) T.Lestib., Essai Cypér.: 36 (1819).
  • Elynanthus compar (L.) T.Lestib. ex Nees, Linnaea 7: 520 (1832).
  • Elynanthus compar (L.) Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 256, partim. (1874), nom. illeg. hom.
  • Tetraria compar (L.) C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H. Schinz. Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 660 (1894)
• Heterotypic
  • Tetraria thuarii P.Beauv., Mém. Cl. Sci.Math. Inst. Natl. France 13: 54 (1812)
  • Rhynchospora nitida Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 10 (1822)
  • Schoenus arenarius Schrad., Anal. Cyp.: 126–127 (1832)
  • Elynanthus arenarius (Schrad.) Nees, Linnaea 9: 298 (1834).
  • Elynanthus viscosus (Schrad.) Nees, Linnaea 9: 298 (1834).
  • Schoenus pungens Willd. ex Kunth, in Enum. Pl. 2: 308 (1837).
  • Tetraria compar var. β minor Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 240 (1940).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus compar 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

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 177

Additional references

• Elliott, T.L. & Muasya, A.M. 2018. A taxonomic revision of Schoenus compar - Schoenus pictus and allies (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae) with three new species described from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 114: 303–315. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.11.020 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schoenus compar 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 compar. Published online. Accessed: Feb 24 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schoenus compar 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Schoenus compar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Ivory Veldrush

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