Tenaxia stricta

Tenaxia stricta

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: 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

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional:Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia

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.

Vernacular names

  • English: Cape Wire Grass
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