Schoenus adnatus

Schoenus adnatus

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 adnatus

Name

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

• Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3318 (Cape Town): Ferny Gully on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, (-CD), 12 Aug 1946, Esterhuysen 12,938 Holotypus: BOL [BOL_139403]; Isotypus: BOL [BOL_139403, BOL_150138, BOL_139404], K [K000244896], NBG [NBG0024996-1, NBG0024996-2], PRE [PRE0099596-0].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Epischoenus adnatus Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 54 (1947).
• Heterotypic
  • Tetraria gracilis Turrill, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 73-74 (1925).
  • Schoenus tenuellus T.L.Elliott & Muasya, S. African J. Bot. 112: 359 (2017).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus adnatus Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape, Eastern 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 adnatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June. Schoenus adnatus. Published online. Accessed: 23 June.

Vernacular names

English: Flat veldrush

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