Schoenus quadrangularis

Schoenus quadrangularis

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 quadrangularis

Name

Schoenus quadrangularis Boeckeler Linnaea 38: 274–275 (1874).

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3318 (Cape Town): Summit of Table mountain near Cape Town, (‒CD), 24 Jan 1811, Burchell 557 Lectotypus: K [K000244895].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Epischoenus quadrangularis (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke in T.A. Durand & H. Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 657 (1894).
  • Tetraria quadrangularis (Boeckeler) Kük, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 44: 191 (1938).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus quadrangularis 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. 2020. A taxonomic revision of the Epischoenus group of Schoenus (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae). South African Journal of Botany 135: 296–316. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2020.08.029 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Schoenus quadrangularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June. Schoenus quadrangularis. Published online. Accessed: 25 June.

Vernacular names

English: Flat veldrush

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