Aristida diffusa
Aristida diffusa

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Aristidoideae
Tribus: Aristideae
Genus: Aristida
Species: Aristida diffusa

Name edit

Aristida diffusa Trin., 1830

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Aristida vestita var. diffusa (Trin.) Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 157 (1842).
  • Heterotypic
    • Aristida vestita var. brevistipitata Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
    • Aristida vestita var. densa Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
    • Aristida vestita var. eckloniana Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
    • Aristida vestita var. pseudohystrix Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
    • Aristida vestita var. schraderiana Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
    • Aristida pseudohystrix (Trin. & Rupr.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 142 (1854).
    • Aristida burkei Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 557 (1899).
    • Aristida diffusa var. brevistipitata (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 665 (1928).
    • Aristida diffusa var. densa (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 665 (1928).
    • Aristida diffusa var. eckloniana (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 665 (1928).
    • Aristida diffusa var. pseudohystrix (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 471 (1928).
    • Aristida diffusa var. schraderiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 668 (1928).
    • Aristida diffusa var. burkei (Stapf) Schweick., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 122 (1938).
    • Aristida diffusa subsp. burkei (Stapf) Melderis, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 44: 287 (1970).

Distribution edit

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

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • 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 edit

Vernacular names edit

Afrikaans: Klipgras
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