Cyperaceae
Schoenus

Schoenus compar L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 177 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 10, 2017 Schlecter [7383] South Africa K000743724 Type Yes
Apr 10, 2017 Sieber [106] South Africa K000244938 Type Yes
Apr 10, 2017 Sieber [4642] South Africa K000244939 Type Yes
Elliott, T. [TE2016_425] South Africa K001622670 Yes
Elliott, T.; Muasya, M. [TE2016_100] South Africa K001622650 Yes
Elliott, T.; Muasya, M.; Muthaphuli, N. [TE2016_199] South Africa K001612777 Yes
Elliot, T.; Muasya, M.; Muthaphuli, N. [TE2016_232] South Africa K001622694 Yes
Elliott, T. [TE2016_159] South Africa K001612424 Yes
Elliott, T. [TE2016_165] South Africa K001612419 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