Anthephora
Anthephora pubescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Anthephorinae
Genus: Anthephora
Schreb.
Type species
Anthephora elegans
Synonyms[1]
  • Hypudaeurus Rchb.

Anthephora is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands.[2]

Species[1][3]
  • Anthephora ampullacea - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola
  • Anthephora argentea - Namibia, Botswana, Cape Province
  • Anthephora cristata - from Guinea to Angola
  • Anthephora elongata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia
  • Anthephora hermaphrodita - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii
  • Anthephora laevis - Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, Jordan
  • Anthephora nigritana - Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
  • Anthephora pubescens - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; Iran
  • Anthephora pungens - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
  • Anthephora schinzii - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia
  • Anthephora truncata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
formerly included[1]

see Bouteloua Hilaria Tarigidia

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. The Plant List search for Anthephora


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