Cyperaceae Juss.
Schoenus thedae M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett , legitimate, scientific
Barrett, R.L. & Barrett, M.D. (3 November 2015), Twenty-seven new species of vascular plants from Western Australia. Nuytsia 26: 44-46, Fig. 10 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Theda Station, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 10 March 2014, R.L. Barrett RLB 8891 (holo: PERTH 08613974; iso: CANB, K)."
taxonomic synonym: Schoenus sp. Theda (M.D.Barrett 1578 B) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Kimberley Pavement Sedge [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA, Qld
  • Etymology: "The epithet is derived from the name of the station where this species is found. Theda Station was apparently named for Theda, the wife of the founder of the station lease, hence the feminine gender."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 15 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Schoenus sp. Theda (M.D.Barrett 1578 B) WA Herbarium [n/a]
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2016), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2015 census to 2016 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2016: 20 [secondary reference]