Fingerhuthia africana

Fingerhuthia africana

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: Uniolinae
Genus: Fingerhuthia
Species: Fingerhuthia africana

Name

Fingerhuthia africana Nees ex Lehm., 1834

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1903. Semina in Horto Botanico Hamburgensi 1834:7. 1834 (Linnaea 10, litt.:112. 1836)

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. Fingerhuthia africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Fingerhuthia africana. 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 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Fingerhuthia africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Fingerhuthia africana. Published online. Accessed: September 10 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Fingerhuthia africana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Zulu fescue

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