Loudetia simplex

Loudetia simplex

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Tristachyideae
Genus: Loudetia
Species: Loudetia simplex

Name

Loudetia simplex (Nees) C.E.Hubb., 1934

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Arundinella simplex (Nees) Roberty in Bull. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, Sér. A, Sci. Nat. 17: 56 (1955)
  • Trichopteryx simplex (Nees) Engl. in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 129 (1892)
  • Tristachya simplex Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 269 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Arundinella hildebrandtii Mez in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 84 (1921)
  • Arundinella stipoides Hack. in Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1, 89: 123 (1884)
  • Loudetia camerunensis (Stapf) C.E.Hubb. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 431 (1934)
  • Loudetia elegans A.Braun in Flora 24: 713 (1841)
  • Loudetia madagascariensis (Baker) Bosser in Adansonia, n.s., 6: 394 (1966)
  • Loudetia perrieri A.Camus in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 106: 20 (1959)
  • Loudetia pilgeriana Conert in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 77: 257 (1957)
  • Loudetia simplex subsp. stipoides (Hack.) Bosser in Adansonia, n.s., 6: 393 (1966)
  • Loudetia stipoides (Hack.) Conert in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 77: 256 (1957)
  • Stipa madagascariensis Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 300 (1883)
  • Trichopteryx camerunensis Stapf in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 296 (1897)
  • Trichopteryx elegans (A.Braun) Hack. in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 129 (1892)
  • Trichopteryx elegans var. subulifolia Franch. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 373 (1895)
  • Trichopteryx elisabethvilleana De Wild. in Notes Fl. Katanga 5: 31 (1920)
  • Trichopteryx gracilis Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 95 (1930)
  • Trichopteryx incompta Franch. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 373 (1895)
  • Trichopteryx kapiriensis De Wild. in Notes Fl. Katanga 5: 34 (1920)
  • Trichopteryx nigritiana Stapf in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 297 (1897)
  • Trichopteryx simplex var. crinita Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 450 (1899)
  • Trichopteryx simplex var. gracilis Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 214 (1899)
  • Trichopteryx simplex var. longifolia Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 96 (1930)
  • Trichopteryx simplex var. minor Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 450 (1899)
  • Trichopteryx simplex var. sericea Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 450 (1899)
  • Trichopteryx stipoides (Hack.) Hack. ex Scott Elliot in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 65 (1891)
  • Trichopteryx stipoides var. natalensis Hack. in Mém. Herb. Boissier 20: 9 (1900)
  • Tristachya elegans (A.Braun) A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 418 (1850)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hubbard, C.E., 1934. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. Kew 1934:431.

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. Loudetia simplex in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Loudetia simplex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Loudetia simplex. 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 December 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Loudetia simplex. Published online. Accessed: December 12 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Loudetia simplex in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Stingelgras
English: common russet grass
suomi: Ruostehiusheinä

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