Schoenus arenicola

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 arenicola

Name

Schoenus arenicola T.L.Elliott & Muasya S. African J. Bot. 112: 359 (2017)

Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3419 (Caledon): 'in collibus pone Rhenosterkopp', (–DD), 28 Apr 1897, Schlechter 10,570. (Lectotypus: PRE, designated by Elliott & Muasya in S. African J. Bot. 114: 308 (2018). Isolectotypus: BM, GRA, K, S, P, WAG).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Tetraria brachyphylla Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 90 (1947).
- Tetraria sylvatica var. pseudocuspidata Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni. Veg. 29: 188 (1931).
- non Schoenus brachyphyllus J.M.Black (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus arenicola Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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 arenicola 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 arenicola. Published online. Accessed: Feb 24 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Sandy Veldrush

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