Oxytenanthera abyssinica

Oxytenanthera abyssinica

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Bambusinae
Genus: Oxytenanthera
Species: Oxytenanthera abyssinica

Name edit

Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro, 1868

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Bambusa abyssinica A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 439 (1850).
  • Heterotypic
    • Bambusa schimperiana Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 330 (1854), pro syn.
    • Oxytenanthera macrothyrsus K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 117 (1895).
    • Oxytenanthera braunii Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 601 (1907).
    • Oxytenanthera borzii Mattei, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 36 (1909).
    • Houzeaubambus borzii (Mattei) Mattei, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 84 (1910).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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

bamanankan: Bɔ
English: Abyssinia oxytenanthera
Fulfulde: Kewal
Hausa: Goradi
Wolof: Waax
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