Actinoschoenus

Actinoschoenus
Actinoschoenus aphyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Tribe:	Abildgaardieae
Genus:	Actinoschoenus Benth.
Species
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Actinoschoenus is a genus of the sedge family. It contains three species native to central tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia, and Australia. ^[1]

Species

According to a 2021 taxonomic revision based on molecular data, the genus includes two species, Actinoschoenus aphyllus and A. repens. ^[2] Reference databases Plants of the World Online and World Flora Online also include A. yunnanensis. ^{[1] [3]}

• Actinoschoenus aphyllus (Vahl) Larridon – west-central tropical Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius, India and Sri Lanka, Indochina, southeastern China, western Malesia, and Australia
• Actinoschoenus repens J.Raynal – Zambia
• Actinoschoenus yunnanensis (C.B.Clarke) Y.C.Tang – Indochina to Assam and Yunnan

Formerly placed here

Previously, Actinoschoenus was circumscribed more widely, and included five species native to Australia. Those species are now considered to form a separate genus, Scleroschoenus K.L.Wilson, J.J.Bruhl & R.L.Barrett. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

• Scleroschoenus arthrostyloides (W.Fitzg.) K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl (as Actinoschoenus arthrostyloides(W.Fitzg.) K.L.Clarke, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl
• Scleroschoenus glabrispiculus (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl (as Actinoschoenus glabrispiculusRye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett)
• Scleroschoenus pentagonus (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl (as Actinoschoenus pentagonusRye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett)
• Scleroschoenus quadricostatus (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl (as Actinoschoenus quadricostatusRye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett)
• Scleroschoenus ramosus (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl (as Actinoschoenus ramosusRye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett)

References

1. "Actinoschoenus Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
2. Larridon, Isabel; Zuntini, Alexandre R; Barrett, Russell L; Wilson, Karen L; Bruhl, Jeremy J; Goetghebeur, Paul; Baker, William J; Brewer, Grace E; Epitawalage, Niroshini; Fairlie, Isabel; Forest, Félix; Sabino Kikuchi, Izai A B; Pokorny, Lisa; Semmouri, Ilias; Spalink, Daniel (2021-05-27). "Resolving generic limits in Cyperaceae tribe Abildgaardieae using targeted sequencing" . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 196 (2): 163–187. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boaa099. ISSN   0024-4074.
3. "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
4. "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
5. "Scleroschoenus K.L.Wilson, J.J.Bruhl & R.L.Barrett | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-30.