Biology:Craspedorhachis

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Craspedorhachis
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Craspedorhachis africana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Farragininae
Genus: Craspedorhachis
Benth.
Type species
Craspedorhachis africana
Benth.

Craspedorhachis is a genus of African plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4][5]

Species[6][7][8][9][10]
  • Craspedorhachis africana Benth. - Madagascar , Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Limpopo
  • Craspedorhachis digitata Kupicha & Cope - Zimbabwe
  • Craspedorhachis rhodesiana Rendle - Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia
formerly included[6]

Several names have been coined with the name Craspedorhachis but refer to species now considered better suited to other genera (Dinebra Trigonochloa and Willkommia). Here are links to help you find more information.

  • Craspedorhachis menyharthii - Trigonochloa uniflora
  • Craspedorhachis perrieri - Dinebra perrieri
  • Craspedorhachis sarmentosa - Willkommia sarmentosa
  • Craspedorhachis texana - Willkommia texana
  • Craspedorhachis uniflora - Trigonochloa uniflora

References

  1. Bentham, George. 1882. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: page 58 descriptions in Latin, commentary and figure captions in English
  2. Bentham, George. 1882. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: plate 1377 line drawing of Craspedorhachis africana
  3. Tropicos, Craspedorhachis Benth.
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. Peterson, P. M., K. Romaschenko & Y. Herrera Arrieta. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cteniinae, Farragininae, Gouiniinae, Gymnopogoninae, Perotidinae, and Trichoneurinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae). Taxon 63(2): 275–286
  6. 6.0 6.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  8. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  9. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria
  10. Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris

Wikidata ☰ Q3309931 entry