Schoenus megacarpus

Taxonavigation edit

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 megacarpus

Name edit

Schoenus megacarpus T.L.Elliott & Muasya, A.M. S. African J. Bot. 114: 312-313 (2018).

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3321 (Ladismith): north side of Garcia's Pass, along road to Langkloof, approximately 6 km along road, below powerline, (–CD), 08 Jul 2017, Elliott & Muasya TE2016_219 (Holotypus: BOL; Isotypus: MT, NBG).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus megacarpus Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Elliott, T.L. & Muasya, A.M. 2018. A taxonomic revision of Schoenus compar - Schoenus pictus and allies (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae) with three new species described from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 114: 303–315. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.11.020 Reference page.

Links edit

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

Vernacular names edit

English: Bignut Veldrush

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