Schoenus lucidus

Schoenus lucidus

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 lucidus

Name

Schoenus lucidus (C.B.Clarke) T.L.Elliott & Muasya S. African J. Bot. 112: 360 (2017).

• Typus: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 3319 (Worcester): 'in montibus Pone Prince-Alfred', (‒AD), 16 Jan 1897, Schlechter 9987 Holotypus: K [K000244903]; Isotypus: E [E00200178], GRA, L [L 0042806], NSW [506452], P [P00461965, P00461966, P00465909], PRE [PRE0592382-0, PRE0102729-0], S [S-G-6788], WAG [WAG0000899].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tetraria lucida C.B.Clarke in Harvey (ed.), Fl. Cap. 7: 759 (1900).
  • Epischoenus lucidus (C.B.Clarke) Levyns, J.S. African Bot. 25: 78 (1959).
• Heterotypic
  • Epischoenus eriophorus Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 13: 56 (1947).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Schoenus lucidus 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 lucidus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June. Schoenus lucidus. Published online. Accessed: 27 June.

Vernacular names

English: Bright veldrush

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