Schoenus cuspidatus

Schoenus cuspidatus

Taxonavigation

Species: Schoenus cuspidatus

Name

Schoenus cuspidatus Rottb. Desc. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 66 (1773)

Typus: South Africa, without date, without collector C10010615 (C, lecto.-image!, designated in Elliott & Muasya, 2020).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chaetospora cuspidata Nees, Linnaea 7: 529 (1832)
  • Elynanthus cuspidatus (Rottb.) Nees, Linnaea 9: 298 (1834)
  • Elynanthus cuspidatus (Rottb.) Nees var. setiformis Nees, Linnaea 10: 188-189 (1835)
  • Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke in T.A. Durand and H. Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 660 (1894)
• Heterotypic
  • Scirpus [as Schoenus] cuspidatus Roem. and Schult. in J.J. Roemer and J.A. Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 67 (1817)
  • Elynanthus gracilis Nees, Linnaea 10: 189 (1835), pro parte. non Linnaea 9: 298 (1834), nom. nud
  • Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke f. gracilis (Nees) Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni. Veg. 29: 187 (1931)
  • Schoenus aristatus Nees ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 309 (1837), pro syn
  • Schoenus flexuosus Steud. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 309 (1837), pro syn

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus cuspidatus Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Western Cape Province Eastern Cape Province References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rottbøll. C.F. 1773. Descriptionum et Iconum Rariores et pro maxima parte novas plantas illustrantium liber primus. Hafniae [Copenhagen], Sumptibus Societatis Typographicae. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Elliott, T.L. & Muasya, A.M. 2020. A taxonomic revision of Schoenus cuspidatus and allies (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae) – Part 2. South African Journal of Botany 130: 327–347. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2019.12.015 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schoenus cuspidatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Schoenus cuspidatus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 17 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schoenus cuspidatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Schoenus cuspidatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Mar 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Cusp Veldrush

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