Cladoraphis cyperoides

Cladoraphis cyperoides

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Cladoraphis
Species: Muhlenbergia alopecuroides

Name

Muhlenbergia alopecuroides (Thunb.) S.M.Phillips, Kew Bull. 37: 159 (1982)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Brizopyrum cyperoides (Thunb.) Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 374 (1841)
    • Eragrostis cyperoides (Thunb.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 70 (1812)
    • Poa cyperoides Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 22 (1794)
  • Heterotypic
    • Eragrostis enodis Hack. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 148 (1888)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Angola, Cape Provinces, Namibia
    • Introduced into:
      • Oregon

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

References

Primary references

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: bristly lovegrass
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