Pentameris airoides

Pentameris airoides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Pentameris
Species: Pentameris airoides

Name

• Pentameris airoides (Nees) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 298 (1841).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Danthonia airoides Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 284 (1841).
• Homotypic
  • Danthonia airoides var. minima Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 284 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Pentaschistis airoides (Nees) Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 511 (1899).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia Introduced into: New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1840. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 298

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. 2022. Pentameris airoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pentameris airoides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pentameris airoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pentameris airoides. Published online. Accessed: September 16 2022.

Vernacular names

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