Tristachya leucothrix

Tristachya leucothrix

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Tristachyideae
Genus: Tristachya
Species: Tristachya leucothrix

Name

Tristachya leucothrix Trin. ex Nees, 1829

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anthistiria ciliata var. hispida Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 121 (1841)
  • Anthistiria hispida Thunb. in Fl. Cap. 1: 403 (1813), nom. superfl.
  • Apochaete hispida (Nees) J.B.Phipps in Kirkia 4: 105 (1964), nom. superfl.
  • Avena capensis Burm.f. in Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 3 (1768), tentatively listed as a synonym.
  • Avena hispida Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 22 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Avena hispida L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 111 (1782), nom. superfl.
  • Danthonia hispida Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 331 (1824), nom. superfl.
  • Ehrharta hispida P.Beauv. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 544 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Themeda forskalii subvar. hispida (Nees) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 660 (1889)
  • Tristachya granulosa Chiov. in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 52 (1914)
  • Tristachya hispida (Nees) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 109 (1895), nom. superfl.
  • Tristachya leucothrix var. bolusii De Wild. in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 6: 51 (1919)
  • Tristachya leucothrix var. longiaristata De Wild. in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 6: 52 (1919)
  • Tristachya leucothrix var. sapinii De Wild. in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 3: 278 (1911)
  • Tristachya monocephala Hochst. in Flora 29: 120 (1846)
  • Tristachya mukuluensis Vanderyst in Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 113 (1920), nom. provis.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern africa Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in C. F. P. von Martius et al., 1829. Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2(1):460. 1829 (Agrost. bras.)

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. Tristachya leucothrix in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Tristachya leucothrix. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Tristachya leucothrix. 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 December 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Tristachya leucothrix. Published online. Accessed: December 12 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tristachya leucothrix in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans:  Rooisaadgras
English: Hairy trident grass

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