Schoenus ligulatus

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 ligulatus

Name

Schoenus ligulatus (Boeckeler) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 756 (1891).

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3418 (Simonstown): Red Hill area, Kleinplaas Dam, c. 100 m to E. of road that travels along E. side of dam, near old trail (with broken-down steps) heading downwards from road along dam ( –AB), 18 Apr 2017, Elliott TE2016_178. Neotype: BOL; Isoneotype: MT, NBG.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Elynanthus ligulatus Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 262 (1874).
Homotypic
- Tetraria ligulata (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke in Durand, T.A. & Schinz, H., Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 661 (1894).
- Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var. ligulata (Boeckeler) Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni. Veg. 48: 210 (1940).
Heterotypic
- Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var. angustata Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni. Veg. 29: 187 (1931).
- Tetraria autumnalis Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 88 (1947).
- Schoenus autumnalis (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya, S. African J. Bot.112: 359 (2017).
- Tetraria variabilis Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 87 (1947).
- Schoenus variabilis (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya, S. African J. Bot.112: 359 (2017).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus ligulatus Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal). 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.

Vernacular names

English: Strap Veldrush