Anthoxanthum ecklonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Anthoxanthum ecklonii (Nees ex Trin.) Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 466 (1899).

Basionym
- Ataxia ecklonii Nees ex Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2, Bot.): 77 (1839).
Homotypic
- Hierochloe ecklonii (Nees ex Trin.) Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 7 (1841).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Stapf, O. 1897–1900. Gramineae. Pp. 310–750 in Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. (ed.) ,. Flora Capensis; being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal.. Volume VII. Pontederiaceae to Gramineae. 791 pp. Reeve, London. BHL Reference page.

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