Bewsia biflora

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Hubbardochloinae
Genus: Bewsia
Species: Bewsia biflora

Name

Bewsia biflora (Hack.) Gooss., S. African J. Sci. 37. 184 (1941).

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Diplachne biflora Hack., Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 387 (1895)
  • Type locality: South Africa: Transvaal: Makapansberge, Streydpoort.
  • Typus: leg. Rehmann 5386.
• Heterotypic
• Avenastrum flabellatum Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 98 (1930)
• Diplachne biflora var. buchananii Stapf, W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 593 (1900)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Free State, Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Goossens, A.P. 1941. New genus of South African gramineae. South African Journal of Science 37: 183–191. hdl: 10520/AJA00382353_8397 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2022. Bewsia biflora. 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 Sept. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bewsia biflora. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 25 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bewsia biflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sept. 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Bewsia biflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Sept. 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Vals-eragrostis
English: False love grass