Schoenus ligulatus (Boeckeler) Kuntze
Indigenous Endemic

Morphological description

Tufted perennial, 20-40 cm. Spikelets dull brown. From: Archer, C; Muasya, M. 2012. Cyperaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Tetraria variabilis Levyns

Tufted perennial to 40 cm. Spikelets dull brown. From: Archer, C; Muasya, M. 2012. Cyperaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Tetraria ligulata (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke

Habitat

Flats. From: Archer, C; Muasya, M. 2012. Cyperaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Tetraria variabilis Levyns

Distribution

Cape Peninsula. From: Archer, C; Muasya, M. 2012. Cyperaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Tetraria variabilis Levyns

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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NAM

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EC

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NW

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Naturalised

Invasive

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Schoenus ligulatus (Boeckeler) Kuntze

Published in: Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 756 (1891)

Type: South Africa, Western Cape Province, Red Hill area, Kleinplaas Dam, 18 Apr 2017, Elliott TE2016_178 (BOL, neo.; MT, NBG, isoneo.). Neotype designated by Elliott et al., South African Journal of Botany 121: 526 (2019).

Synonym(s)

Elynanthus ligulatus Boeckeler

Published in: Linnaea 38(3): 262 (1874)


Tetraria ligulata (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke

Published in: Consp. Fl. Afr. [T.A. Durand & H. Schinz] 5: 661 (1894)


Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var. ligulata (Boeckeler) Kuk.

Published in: Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni. Veg. 48: 210 (1940)


Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var. angustata Kuk.

Published in: Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni. Veg. 29: 187 (1931)

Type: South Africa, Western Cape Province, Howhoek, 8 Feb 1896, Schlechter 7429 (K, lecto.; BM, BOL139429, GRA, NSW, PRE0488998, SAM, isolecto.). Lectotype designated by Elliott et al., South African Journal of Botany 121: 526 (2019).


Tetraria autumnalis Levyns

Published in: J. S. African Bot. 13: 88 (1947)

Type: South Africa, Western Cape Province, near Sirkel's Vlei, 23 May 1937, Levyns 6232 (BOL139412, holo.; BOL139424, BOL150153, K000244944, iso.)


Tetraria variabilis Levyns

Published in: J. S. African Bot. 13: 87 (1947)

Type: South Africa, Western Cape Province, near Smitswinkel Bay, 12 Apr 1937, Levyns 6054 (BOL139438, holo.; BOL139439, iso.)


Schoenus autumnalis (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya

Published in: S. African J. Bot. 112: 359 (2017)


Schoenus variabilis (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya

Published in: S. African J. Bot. 112: 359 (2017)


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

ORDER Poales

SUBFAMILY Cyperoideae

SPECIES ligulatus

15 results for Schoenus ligulatus (Boeckeler) Kuntze

Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0644276-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, SL, 644 | 1981-3-12

South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIV.; HERMANUS; VOELKLIP, BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH STREETS.

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Barcode: PRE0488998-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 7429 | 1896-2-8

South Africa, Western Cape, HOUW HOEK.

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Barcode: PRE0101307-0 Collector(s) & number: Pillans, NS, 3903 | 1919-2-23

South Africa, Western Cape, SIMONSTOWN; AT SOURCE OF RUINED HOUSE VALLEY W. OF SIMONS TOWN.

General notes: ISOSYNTYPE of T. cuspidata var. angustata Kuk.

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Barcode: PRE0794497-0 Collector(s) & number: Haynes, RA, 771 | 1973-2-3

South Africa, Western Cape, Lebanon State Forest; Jakkalsrivier Catchment Ib.

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Barcode: PRE0997832-0 Collector(s) & number: Verboom, GA, 508 | 2002-3-3

South Africa, Western Cape, Grabouw, Highlands Forest Reserve, Perdeberg.

General notes: Voucher: DNA, pickle.

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Observation records

Date: 9/12/2020 1:24:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 3/10/2022 7:52:21 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 5/5/2020 9:55:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 7/12/2020 12:22:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 12/20/2016 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 4/28/2017 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 8/15/2019 12:19:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 10/17/2019 4:22:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 3/19/2017 2:08:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/1/2023 5:44:00 PM

Western Cape

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2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Cyperaceae Archer, C; Muasya, M

In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1940

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Kukenthal, G

Feddes Repertorium 48: 195-250

1898

FLORA

Flora Capensis 7: 275-290

Reeve, London

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