Cyperaceae
Schoenus

Schoenus punctatus R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 232 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand, New Guinea to N. Australia, Marianas (Guam). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Marianas, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Thailand, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 23, 2013 McGregor, R.C. [492] Guam K000883856 Type Yes
Nov 19, 1935 Brown, R. [6002] Australia K000883715 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1889 Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000883711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1889 s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000883712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1889 Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000883713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [6002] Australia K000883714 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0