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Scientific Name | Schoenus exilis (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke forma gracilis (Nees) Boeck., Tetraria exilis Levyns |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/30 |
Assessor(s) | G.A. Verboom & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species is very similar to Tetraria bolusii which is not mentioned in Levyns revision. If these two species are the same then T. exilis may be common and widespread. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is known to occur from the Cape Peninsula to Slanghoek Mountains and Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tetraria exilis 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.
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.
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 |
| Verboom, G.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Schoenus exilis (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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