Pogonarthria squarrosa

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: Pogonarthria squarrosa

Name

Pogonarthria squarrosa ( Licht.) Pilg., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 149 (1910)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa squarrosa Licht. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 553 (1817)
• Heterotypic
  • Diplachne menyharthii Hack. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 772 (1901)
  • Eragrostis marlothii Hack. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11: 404 (1889)
  • Leptochloa falcata Hack. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 386 (1895)
  • Leptochloa marlothii Hack. ex Dyer in Index Kew., Suppl. 2: 104 (1904), pro syn.
  • Melica festucoides Licht. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 530 (1817)
  • Pogonarthria falcata (Hack.) Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 232 (1899)
  • Pogonarthria falcata var. condensata Hack. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 49: 173 (1904)
  • Pogonarthria hackelii Chiov. in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10: 413 (1912)
  • Pogonarthria menyharthii (Hack.) Hack. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 57: 532 (1912)
  • Pogonarthria orthoclada Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 79 (1930)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burundi, Malawi, Niger, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Caprivi strip., Free Átate, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, 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

• Pilger, R.K.F., 1910. Notizblatt des Koniglichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin. Leipzig 5:149.

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pogonarthria squarrosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pogonarthria squarrosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pogonarthria squarrosa. Published online. Accessed: September 30 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pogonarthria squarrosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: sickle grass, cross grass

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