Schoenus loreus

Schoenus loreus

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 loreus

Name

Schoenus loreus (Nees) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 756 (1891).

Typus: South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, 3325 (Port Elizabeth): ‘Steinigte Stellen der 3:e Höhe an die Wan Stadensriviersberg (Distr. Uitenhage)’, (-CD), Oct 1829, Ecklon 885 Lectotypus: S.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Elynanthus loreus Nees pro part, Linnaea 10: 188 (1835). non Linnaea 9: 298 (1834), nom. nud.
  • Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var. lorea (Nees) C.B.Clarke in T.A. Durand and H. Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 660‒661 (1894).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus loreus Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape). Collection from Mpumalanga Province not certain. 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 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. 2021. Schoenus loreus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June. Schoenus loreus. Published online. Accessed: 21 June.

Vernacular names

English: Flatleaf veldrush

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