Centropodia

Centropodia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Centropodieae
Genus: Centropodia
Species: C. forskalii – C. fragilis – C. glauca – C. mossamedensis

Name

Centropodia (R.Br.) Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 212a (1828)

• Type species: Not designated

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asthenatherum Nevski, Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17: 8 (1934).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Niger, Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.Th.L. 1828 [1829]. Conspectus Regni Vegetabilis per gradus naturales evoluti. 295 pp. Lipsiae. BHL Reference page. : 212a.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Centropodia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Centropodia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Centropodia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Centropodia. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Centropodia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: علف شتر
עברית: דנתוניה
中文: 針鼠茅屬

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