Fingerhuthia africana

Fingerhuthia africana

Taxonavigation

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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: Fingerhuthia africana

Name

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Fingerhuthia africana Nees ex Lehm., 1834

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Fingerhuthia capensis Nees ex Lehm., Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1835: ? (1835), pro syn.
    • Fingerhuthia ciliata Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 136 (1841).
    • Fingerhuthia ciliata var. minor Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 136 (1841).
    • Fingerhuthia affghanica Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 569 (1884).
    • Fingerhuthia africana var. minor (Nees) Pilg. ex O.Schwarz, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 332 (1939).

Distribution

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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, 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

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • 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

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English: Zulu fescue
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