Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectus

Schoenoplectus scirpoides (Schrad.) Browning

First published in S. African J. Bot. 60: 172 (1994)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Senegal, Benin, Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.

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 Schoenoplectus litoralis subsp. thermalis.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Schoenoplectus litoralis subsp. thermalis.]
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden. [Cited as Schoenoplectus subulatus.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Beentje in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 29 (2010).
  • Browning in S. African J. Bot. 60: 172 (1994) as scirpoideus.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Smithies, S.I. (2003). Bignoniceae, In: Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 312-313. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • S. Afr. J. Bot. 60, 3: 172 (1994), as scirpoideus.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 29, 2019 Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Zandamela, J.; Melecuane, B. (driver); Chilosse, E.P. (guide) [JO1667] Mozambique K001346491 Yes
Ward, C.J.; Ward, J.D. [3] Angola K002365250 No
Bolus, H. [9793] Mozambique K002365242 No
Kirk [60] Mozambique K002365241 No
Grandvaux barbosa, L.A.; de Lemos, F. [8456] Mozambique K002365239 No
Macedo, A.; Macuacua, L. [1133] Mozambique K002365246 No
Moss, M.H. [s.n.] Mozambique K002365238 No
s.coll. [[7944]] K002365244 No
{Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; F. de Lemos} [8456] Mozambique K002365240 No
de Koning, J.; Boane, C.} [8648] Mozambique K002365245 No
Child, G.F.T. [129159] Botswana K002365248 No
Astle, W.L. [736] Zambia K002365249 No
Smith, P.A. [2556] Botswana K002365247 No

Sources

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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