Schoenus gracillimus

Schoenus gracillimus

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 gracillimus

Name

Schoenus gracillimus T.L.Elliott & Muasya S. African J. Bot. 112: 360 (2017).

• Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3318 (Cape Town): Biesjevlei, Jonkershoek, (‒DD), 2 Feb 1941, Levyns 7389 (Holotypus: BOL [BOL_139402]; Isotypus: K [K000244901], PRE [PRE0099605]).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Epischoenus gracilis Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 7: 81 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus gracillimus 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 gracillimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June. Schoenus gracillimus. Published online. Accessed: 26 June. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Slender veldrush

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