Anthephora pubescens

Anthephora pubescens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Anthephorinae
Genus: Anthephora
Species: Anthephora pubescens

Name

Anthephora pubescens Nees, 1841

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus pubescens Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 317 (1840).
  • Hypudaeurus cenchroides Hochst. ex A.Braun, Flora 24: 275 (1841), pro syn.
  • Tripsacum pubescens Licht. ex Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 74 (1841), pro syn.
  • Anthephora hochstetteri Nees, Flora 27: 249 (1844).
  • Anthephora kotschyi Hochst., Flora 27: 250 (1844).
  • Anthephora abyssinica A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 389 (1850).
  • Anthephora elegans Rupr. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 111 (1854), pro syn.
  • Anthephora persica Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 44 (1854).
  • Anthephora cenchroides K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 99 (1895), nom. superfl.
  • Anthephora ramosa Gooss., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 192 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Tunisia Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Central Africa Chad, Mali, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran Doubtfully present in: Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1841. Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae. Graminae. 490 pp. Glogaviae BHL Reference page. : 1: 74.

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. Anthephora pubescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 06. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Anthephora pubescens. 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 October 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Anthephora pubescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Anthephora pubescens. Published online. Accessed: October 06 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anthephora pubescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 October 06.

Vernacular names

English: wool grass

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