Harpachne

Harpachne

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: Harpachne
Species: H. bogdanii – H. harpachnoides – H. schimperi

Name

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Burundi, Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Continental: Asia-tropical
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Saudi Arabia, Yemen

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

  • മലയാളം: ഹാർപാക്നെ
  • 中文: 镰稃草属
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