Tenaxia stricta

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Poales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Tenaxia
Species: Tenaxia stricta
Name
Tenaxia stricta (Schrad.) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97: 352 (2010)
Synonyms
- Homotypic
- Chaetobromus strictus (Schrad.) Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 341 (1841)
- Danthonia stricta Schrad. in J.A.Schultes, Mant. 2: 383 (1824)
- Merxmuellera stricta (Schrad.) Conert in Senckenberg. Biol. 51: 133 (1970)
- Pentameris stricta (Schrad.) Nees in Linnaea 7: 313 (1832)
- Heterotypic
- Avena hexantha Steud. in Flora 12: 487 (1829)
- Chaetobromus fascicularis Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 341 (1841)
- Danthonia fascicularis (Nees) Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 243 (1854)
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
Primary references
N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder, 2010. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97: 352
Additional references
- Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Tenaxia stricta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 04. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Tenaxia stricta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 October 2025. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Tenaxia stricta. Published online. Accessed: October 04 2025. Reference page.
Vernacular names
- English: Cape Wire Grass