Coleochloa abyssinica

Coleochloa abyssinica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Trilepideae
Genus: Coleochloa
Species: Coleochloa abyssinica

Name

Coleochloa abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Gilly, Brittonia 5: 14 (1943)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Eriospora abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 508 (1850).
• Homotypic
  • Trilepis abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Boeckeler, Linnaea 39: 9 (1875).
• Heterotypic
  • Eriospora abyssinica var. castanea C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 513 (1902).
  • Coleochloa abyssinica var. castanea (C.B.Clarke) Pic.Serm., Webbia 7: 347 (1951).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Reguonal:Tropical Africa Angola; Cameroon; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Nigeria; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zare References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gilly, C.L. (1943) Brittonia: A journal of systematic botany 5: 14.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Coleochloa abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Coleochloa abyssinica. Published online. Accessed: Feb 28 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Coleochloa abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Coleochloa abyssinica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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