Avena abyssinica

Avena abyssinica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aveninae
Genus: Avena
Species: Avena abyssinica

Name

Avena abyssinica Hochst. in W.P.Schimper, (1846). It. Abyssin. 3: 1877

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Avena alba subsp. abyssinica (Hochst.) Á.Löve & D.Löve in Bot. Not. 114: 50 (1961)
  • Avena barbata var. abbreviata Hausskn. in Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 13-14: 51 (1899), nom. superfl.
  • Avena barbata var. pseudoabyssinica Tab.Morais in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 13: t. 1 (1939), nom. superfl.
  • Avena sativa var. abyssinica (Hochst.) Körn. in F.A.Körnicke & H.Werner, Handb. Getreidebaus 1: 216 (1885)
  • Avena strigosa subsp. abyssinica (Hochst.) Thell. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 56: 335 (1912)
  • Avena strigosa var. abyssinica (Hochst.) Hausskn. in Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 6: 45 (1894)
  • Avena strigosa var. pseudoabyssinica Thell. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 56: 334 (1912), nom. superfl.
  • Avena vaviloviana var. pseudoabyssinica C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 10: 119 (1937), nom. superfl.
  • Avena wiestii var. pseudoabyssinica Thell. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 56: 307 (1912), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Avena abyssinica var. baldratiana Cufod. in Atti Ist. Bot. Lab. Crittog. Univ. Pavia, ser. 5, 2: 152 (1944)
  • Avena abyssinica var. chiovendae Mordv. in E.V.Wulff (ed.), Kul't. Fl. SSSR 2: 421 (1936)
  • Avena abyssinica f. glaberrima Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 343 (1908 publ. 1907)
  • Avena abyssinica var. neoschimperi Cufod. in Atti Ist. Bot. Lab. Crittog. Univ. Pavia, ser. 5, 2: 152 (1944)
  • Avena sativa var. braunii Körn. in F.A.Körnicke & H.Werner, Handb. Getreidebaus 1: 216 (1885)
  • Avena sativa var. hildebrandtii Körn. in F.A.Körnicke & H.Werner, Handb. Getreidebaus 1: 216 (1885)
  • Avena sativa var. schimperi Körn. in F.A.Körnicke & H.Werner, Handb. Getreidebaus 1: 216 (1885)
  • Avena strigosa var. glaberrima (Chiov.) Thell. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 56: 336 (1912)
  • Avena strigosa var. subglaberrima Malzev in Trudy Prikl. Bot., Prilož. 38: 285 (1930)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia Introduced into: Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hochstetter, C.F.F. in W.P.Schimper, 1846. Schimperi iter Abyssinicum. Sectio III 3: 1877

Additional references

• Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Avena abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Avena abyssinica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Avena abyssinica. Published online. Accessed: November 13 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Abyssinian oat

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