Schoenus riparius T.L.Elliott & Muasya (2017:359)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Tetraria paludosa Levyns in J. S. African Bot. 13: 85 (1947); Tetraria cuspidata f. robustior Kük. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 187 (1931)
Conservation Status
Missing (Verboom & Raimondo, 2006a,b) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1845 [error for 1945(?)] (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 1945 (Verboom & Raimondo, 2006a,b)
Distribution
Cape Peninsula/Camps Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
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.
Other references:
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
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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.
Hilton-Taylor, Craig (ed.). (1996). Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. Pretoria: South African National Botanical Institute.
Le Roux, Johannes J., Hui, C., Castillo, M. L., Iriondo, J. M., Keet, J.-H., Khapugin, A. A., Médail, F., Rejmánek, M., Theron, G. Yannelli, F. A. and Hirsch, H. (2019). Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots. Current Biology 29(17): 2912-2918.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.063
Levyns, M. R. (1947). Tetraria and related genera, with special reference to the flora of the Cape Peninsula. Journal of South African Botany 13:73-93.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 12 November 2024]
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.
Verboom, G. A. and Raimondo, D. (2006a). Tetraria paludosa Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/08.
Verboom, G. A. and Raimondo, D. (2006b). Schoenus riparius T.L.Elliott & Muasya. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version. Accessed on 2024/11/12.
Victor, J. E. (2002). South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.