Cyperaceae taxon details
Schoenus albovaginatus T.L.Elliott & Muasya
1681407 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681407)
accepted
Species
Tetraria sylvatica var. triflora Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Elliott, T. L.; Muasya, A. M. (2019). Three new species and a new combination among Southern African schoenus (cyperaceae, tribe schoeneae). Phytotaxa, 401(4): 267-275., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.401.4.4
page(s): 268 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
Holotype BOL, geounit Western Cape Province
Holotype BOL, geounit Western Cape Province [details]
Description Caespitose, phyllopodic perennial graminoid. Sheaths not viscous. Culms terete, robust, 315–610 × 0.6–0.8 mm (Fig....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: BODATSA (SANBI) Updated namepublishedIn from Phytotaxa 401(4): 268 (2019) to Phytotaxa 401(4): 268....
Description Caespitose, phyllopodic perennial graminoid. Sheaths not viscous. Culms terete, robust, 315–610 × 0.6–0.8 mm (Fig. 1B). Leaves basal, channelled just above the sheath and becoming terete, margins serrate above the sheath, apex acuminate, 1–4, 72–115 × 0.3–0.8 mm. Sheaths firm, brown at base with a slight reddish tinge, longitudinally striate at the base. Ligule membranous, 2.2–4.6 mm. Inflorescence a pseudolateral spike-like panicle, elongate, brown when young, dark grey at maturity, 40–47 × 2–6 mm, proximal rachis 10–14 mm long (Fig. 1F). Proximal primary inflorescence bracts firm, enclosing spikelet clusters, channelled, apex acute to acuminate, widened at the base, 61–84 mm long, longitudinal veins pronounced. Primary inflorescence bracts with marginal extensions that abruptly taper into a long tip. Spikes 3–4, 6.5–19 mm long, slightly overlapping. Spikelets narrow-lanceolate, 6.4–7.5 × 0.8–1.1 mm, pedicellate, 2–3 spikelets per spike, light reddish-brown (Fig. 2B). Proximal spikelet prophyll usually 1 per spikelet, usually membranous, with a prominent raised central vein extending to the mucro, 2.0–2.6 mm long; prophyll mucro 0.4–1.4 mm long. Rachilla 1.6–6.2 mm long. Glumes 4–5 per spikelet, with short hairs throughout, without an evident hyaline margin, apex acute to acuminate; proximal glume 3.0–5.4 mm long, subproximal glume 4.9–7.8 mm long. Glume mucros variable in length, proximal mucro 0.2–1.4 mm, subproximal mucro 0–0.3 mm. Flowers and fruits unknown. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: BODATSA (SANBI) Updated namepublishedIn from Phytotaxa 401(4): 268 (2019) to Phytotaxa 401(4): 268....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: BODATSA (SANBI) Updated namepublishedIn from Phytotaxa 401(4): 268 (2019) to Phytotaxa 401(4): 268. 2019 [17 Apr 2019] [epublished], information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Schoenus albovaginatus T.L.Elliott & Muasya. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681407 on 2026-10-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Elliott, T. L.; Muasya, A. M. (2019). Three new species and a new combination among Southern African schoenus (cyperaceae, tribe schoeneae). Phytotaxa, 401(4): 267-275., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.401.4.4
page(s): 268 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BOL, geounit Western Cape Province [details]
Isotype MT 00264318, geounit Western Cape Province [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Caespitose, phyllopodic perennial graminoid. Sheaths not viscous. Culms terete, robust, 315–610 × 0.6–0.8 mm (Fig. 1B). Leaves basal, channelled just above the sheath and becoming terete, margins serrate above the sheath, apex acuminate, 1–4, 72–115 × 0.3–0.8 mm. Sheaths firm, brown at base with a slight reddish tinge, longitudinally striate at the base. Ligule membranous, 2.2–4.6 mm. Inflorescence a pseudolateral spike-like panicle, elongate, brown when young, dark grey at maturity, 40–47 × 2–6 mm, proximal rachis 10–14 mm long (Fig. 1F). Proximal primary inflorescence bracts firm, enclosing spikelet clusters, channelled, apex acute to acuminate, widened at the base, 61–84 mm long, longitudinal veins pronounced. Primary inflorescence bracts with marginal extensions that abruptly taper into a long tip. Spikes 3–4, 6.5–19 mm long, slightly overlapping. Spikelets narrow-lanceolate, 6.4–7.5 × 0.8–1.1 mm, pedicellate, 2–3 spikelets per spike, light reddish-brown (Fig. 2B). Proximal spikelet prophyll usually 1 per spikelet, usually membranous, with a prominent raised central vein extending to the mucro, 2.0–2.6 mm long; prophyll mucro 0.4–1.4 mm long. Rachilla 1.6–6.2 mm long. Glumes 4–5 per spikelet, with short hairs throughout, without an evident hyaline margin, apex acute to acuminate; proximal glume 3.0–5.4 mm long, subproximal glume 4.9–7.8 mm long. Glume mucros variable in length, proximal mucro 0.2–1.4 mm, subproximal mucro 0–0.3 mm. Flowers and fruits unknown. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: BODATSA (SANBI) Updated namepublishedIn from Phytotaxa 401(4): 268 (2019) to Phytotaxa 401(4): 268. 2019 [17 Apr 2019] [epublished], information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Schoenus albovaginatus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Tetraria sylvatica var. triflora Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Marie-Victorin Herbarium (Schoenus albovaginatus MT00264318 isotype 1)
To Marie-Victorin Herbarium (Schoenus albovaginatus MT00264321 nontype 1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Tetraria sylvatica var. triflora Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Tetraria sylvatica var. triflora Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Marie-Victorin Herbarium (Schoenus albovaginatus MT00264318 isotype 1)
To Marie-Victorin Herbarium (Schoenus albovaginatus MT00264321 nontype 1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Tetraria sylvatica var. triflora Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
