Oxytenanthera abyssinica

Oxytenanthera abyssinica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Bambusinae
Genus: Oxytenanthera
Species: Oxytenanthera abyssinica

Name

Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro, 1868

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bambusa abyssinica A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 439 (1850).
• Heterotypic
  • Bambusa schimperiana Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 330 (1854), pro syn.
  • Oxytenanthera macrothyrsus K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 117 (1895).
  • Oxytenanthera braunii Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 601 (1907).
  • Oxytenanthera borzii Mattei, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 36 (1909).
  • Houzeaubambus borzii (Mattei) Mattei, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 84 (1910).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Munro, W., 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 26:127.

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. 2022. Oxytenanthera abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Oxytenanthera abyssinica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Oxytenanthera abyssinica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Oxytenanthera abyssinica. Published online. Accessed: August 23 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Oxytenanthera abyssinica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

bamanankan: Bɔ
English: Abyssinia oxytenanthera
Fulfulde: Kewal
Hausa: Goradi
Wolof: Waax

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