Aristida diffusa

Aristida diffusa

Aristida diffusa

Taxonavigation

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

Aristida diffusa Trin., 1830

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• Trinius, C.B. v., 1830. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1(1):86.

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. Aristida diffusa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aristida diffusa. 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 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aristida diffusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aristida diffusa. Published online. Accessed: August 14 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aristida diffusa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 August 14.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Klipgras

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