Phragmites mauritianus

Phragmites mauritianus

Phragmites mauritianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Arundinoideae
Tribus: Molinieae
Genus: Phragmites
Species: Phragmites mauritianus

Name

Phragmites mauritianus Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 80 (1829).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phragmites communis var. mauritianus (Kunth) Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 454 (1877).
  • Phragmites vulgaris var. mauritianus (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 876 (1894).
• Heterotypic
  • Phragmites nudus Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 356 (1841).
  • Phragmites communis var. mossambicensis Andersson in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(2): 555 (1864).
  • Phragmites communis var. nudus (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 876 (1894).
  • Phragmites vulgaris var. mossambicensis (Andersson) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 876 (1894).
  • Phragmites pungens Hack., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 771 (1901).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Tropical Africa Botswana, Burundi, Central African Repu, Congo, Free State, Gabon, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Introduced into: Egypt References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S., 1829. Révis. Gramin. 1: 80

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phragmites mauritianus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Phragmites mauritianus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Phragmites mauritianus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Phragmites mauritianus. Published online. Accessed: August 15 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Laeveldriet
suomi: Afrikanruoko

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