Pentameris airoides

Pentameris airoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Pentameris
Species:

Name

  • Pentameris airoides (Nees) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 298 (1841).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Danthonia airoides Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 284 (1841).
  • Homotypic
    • Danthonia airoides var. minima Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 284 (1841), not validly publ.
    • Pentaschistis airoides (Nees) Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 511 (1899).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia
    • Introduced into:
      • New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Steudel, E. 1840. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 298

Additional references

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Vernacular names

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