Mosdenia leptostachys

Mosdenia leptostachys

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Perotidinae
Genus: Mosdenia
Species: Mosdenia leptostachys

Name

• Mosdenia leptostachys (Ficalho & Hiern) Clayton, Kew Bull. 25: 250 (1971)..

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sporobolus leptostachys Ficalho & Hiern, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 30 (1881).
• Heterotypic
  • Perotis phleoides Hack., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 49: 171 (1904).
  • Mosdenia waterbergensis Stent, Bothalia 1: 170 (1922).
  • Mosdenia phleoides (Hack.) Stent, Bothalia 2: 288 (1927).
  • Mosdenia transvaalensis Stent, Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 12: 49 (1928), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Clayton, W.D., 1971. Kew Bulletin 25: 250.

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. Mosdenia leptostachys in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Mosdenia leptostachys. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Mosdenia leptostachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Mosdenia leptostachys. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: മോസ്ഡീനിയ

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