Hyparrhenia dregeana

Hyparrhenia dregeana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Hyparrhenia
Species: Hyparrhenia dregeana

Name

Hyparrhenia dregeana (Nees) Stapf ex Stent, Bothalia 1: 249 (1923)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon dregeanus Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 112 (1841).
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon pilosissimus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 691 (1889).
  • Sorghum pilosissimum (Hack.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
  • Andropogon acutus Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 357 (1898).
  • Hyparrhenia elongata Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 343 (1918).
  • Hyparrhenia phyllopoda Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 346 (1918).
  • Hyparrhenia aucta (Stapf) Stapf ex Stent, Bothalia 1: 249 (1924).
  • Cymbopogon micratherus Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 596 (1929).
  • Hyparrhenia brachychaete Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 376 (1936).
  • Hyparrhenia micrathera (Pilg.) Pilger ex Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 379 (1936).
  • Hyparrhenia subaristata Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 375 (1936).
  • Hyparrhenia pilosissima (Hack.) J.G.Anderson, Bothalia 9: 130 (1966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southwern Africa Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan , Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Yemen Introduced into: Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf, O. 1923. Bothalia. A Record of Contributions from the National Herbarium, Union of South Africa, Pretoria 1: 249.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Hyparrhenia dregeana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Hyparrhenia dregeana. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Hyparrhenia dregeana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 DEc. 2015.

Vernacular names

English: silky thatching grass

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