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Scientific Name | Schoenus ligulatus (Boeckeler) Kuntze |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Elynanthus ligulatus Boeck., Tetraria autumnalis Levyns, Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var. angustata Kük., Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var. ligulata (Boeck.) Kük., Tetraria ligulata (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, Tetraria variabilis Levyns |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, G.A. Verboom, L. Potter & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tetraria ligulata (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Tetraria variabilis Levyns | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Elliott, T.L. and Muasya, A.M. 2017. Taxonomic realignment in the southern African Tetraria (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae; Schoenus clade). South African Journal of Botany 112:354-360.
Elliott, T.L., Barrett, R.L. and Muasya, A.M. 2019. A taxonomic revision of Schoenus cuspidatus and allies (Cyperaceae, tribe Schoeneae)—Part 1. South African Journal of Botany 121:519-535.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W., Verboom, G.A., Potter, L. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Schoenus ligulatus (Boeckeler) Kuntze. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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