Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Uniolinae
Genus: Fingerhuthia
Species: F. africana – F. sesleriiformis

Name edit

  • Fingerhuthia Nees, Index Seminum (HBG) 1834: 7 (1834)
  • Type species: Fingerhuthia africana Lehm., Index Seminum (HBG) 1834: 7 (1834)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Central Asia
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
    • Introduced into:
      • Arizona

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

References edit

Primary references edit

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

English: Zulu fescue
മലയാളം: ഫിംഗർഹുതിയ
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