Schoenus exilis

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 exilis

Name

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

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3318 (Cape Town): Camps Bay,(–CD), 18 May 1941, Levyns 7566 Holotypus: BOL [BOL139424]; Isotypus: BOL [BOL139425].

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Tetraria exilis Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 88 (1947)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus exilis 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

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.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Small Veldrush

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