Pogonarthria

Pogonarthria squarrosa

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: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Pogonarthria
Species: P. fleckii – P. leiarthra – P. refracta – P. squarrosa

Name

• Pogonarthria Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 316 (1898)
• Type species: Pogonarthria squarrosa (Roem. & Schult.) Pilg., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 149 (1910)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Costa, Namibia, Nigeria Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burundi, Malawi, Niger, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf, O. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.) (1898) Flora Capensis 7: 316.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Pogonarthria 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, Pogonarthria. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Pogonarthria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Pogonarthria. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2013. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pogonarthria. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Sekelgrasse

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