Ehrharta villosa

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Ehrharteae
Genus: Ehrharta
Species: Ehrharta villosa

Name edit

Ehrharta villosa Schult.f., 1830

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Trochera villosa (Schult.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 795 (1891).
  • Heterotypic
    • Ehrharta villosa var. maxima Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 681 (1900).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
    • Introduced into:
      • Argentina Northeast, New South Wales, New Zealand North, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

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

References edit

Primary references edit

Schultes, J.H. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, 1830. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1374

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.

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Vernacular names edit

Afrikaans: Duine-ehrharta
English: pyp grass
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