Schoenus pictus

Schoenus pictus

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 pictus

Name

Schoenus pictus (Boeckeler) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 633 (1891).

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3319 (Worcester): Dutoitskloof, (-CA), 01 Oct 1828, Drège 1654a (Lectotypus: P, designated by Elliott & Muasya in S. African J. Bot. 114: 309 (2018). Isolectotypus: S).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Elynanthus pictus (Boeckeler), Linnaea 38: 254 (1874).
  • Tetraria picta (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 662 (1894).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• 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

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

Vernacular names

English: Yellow Veldrush

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