Anthephora

Anthephora pubescens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Anthephorinae
Genus: Anthephora
Species: A. ampullacea – A. argentea – A. cristata – A. elongata – A. hermaphrodita – A. laevis – A. nigritana – A. pubescens – A. pungens – A. schinzii – A. truncata

Name

• Anthephora Schreb., Beschr. Gräs. 2: 105 (1810)
• Type species: Anthephora hermaphrodita  (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 759 (1891)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hypudaeurus Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 37 (1841), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America, Africa to Iran Algeria, Angola, Aruba, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Burundi, Florida, Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schreber, J.C.D.v. 1769-1810. Beschreibung der Gräser. [1]-160 p., [34] h. de grab. calc. [21-54]. Leipzig. BHL Reference page. : 2: 105.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Anthephora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Anthephora. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Anthephora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Anthephora. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: oldfield grass
עברית: שחורן
മലയാളം: ആന്തെഫോറ

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