Fingerhuthia

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: F. africana – F. sesleriiformis

Name

• Fingerhuthia Nees, Index Seminum (HBG) 1834: 7 (1834)
• Type species: Fingerhuthia africana Lehm., Index Seminum (HBG) 1834: 7 (1834)

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, Lesotho, 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

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1834) Semina in Horto Botanico Hamburgensi 1834: 7.

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. Fingerhuthia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Fingerhuthia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Fingerhuthia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Fingerhuthia. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Fingerhuthia.

Vernacular names

English: Zulu fescue
മലയാളം: ഫിംഗർഹുതിയ

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