Schmidtia

Schmidtia kalahariensis

Taxonavigation

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: Cotteinae
Genus: Schmidtia
Species: S. kalahariensis – S. pappophoroides

Name

Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt (1852), nom. cons.

• Type species: S. pappophoroides  Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt

• Homonym: Schmidtia, Chromista Janisch, 1888

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa & Asia Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schmidt, J.A. 1852: Beitrage zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln 144.

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. 2013. Schmidtia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Schmidtia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Schmidtia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Schmidtia. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: ഷ്മിഡിയ

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