Schoenus complanatus

Schoenus complanatus

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 complanatus

Name

Schoenus complanatus (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya S. African J. Bot. 112: 359-360 (2017).

• Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3319 (Worcester): Upper Wellington Sneeuwkop, (‒CD), 11 Nov 1956, Esterhuysen 26,496 Holotypus: BOL [BOL139410]; Isotypus: BOL [BOL139409, BOL150260], E [E00200179], L [L0052597], K [K000244900], M [M0107111], MO [MO-1515507], PRE [PRE0240876-0], S [S-G-6798].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Epischoenus complanatus Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 25: 79-80 (1959).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus complanatus 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 the Epischoenus group of Schoenus (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae). South African Journal of Botany 135: 296–316. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2020.08.029 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Schoenus complanatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June. Schoenus complanatus. Published online. Accessed: 24 June.

Vernacular names

English: Flat veldrush

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