Tricholaena capensis

Tricholaena capensis

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: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Tricholaena
Species: Tricholaena capensis

Name

  • Tricholaena capensis (Licht.) Nees, Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1835: 3 (1836)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Melinis capensis (Licht.) Hack. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
    • Monachyron capense (Licht.) Parl. in Fl. Ital. 1: 131 (1850)
    • Panicum capense Licht. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 457 (1817)
    • Xyochlaena capensis (Licht.) Stapf in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 31: t. 3098 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia

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. 
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