Schmidtia
Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4]
- Species[5]
- Schmidtia kalahariensis Stent - Chad, Sudan, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt - arid and semiarid parts of Africa from Mauritania to Egypt to South Africa; also Pakistan
- formerly included[5]
| Schmidtia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Schmidtia kalahariensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Eragrostideae |
| Subtribe: | Cotteinae |
| Genus: | Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt. 1852, conserved name, not Moench 1802 nor Tratt. 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt. | |
Several names have been coined with the name Schmidtia but are now regarded as better suited to other genera (Coleanthus and Tolpis)
- Schmidtia capensis - Tolpis capensis
- Schmidtia subtilis - Coleanthus subtilis
- Schmidtia utriculata - Coleanthus subtilis
- Schmidtia utriculosa - Coleanthus subtilis
References
- Schmidt, Johann Anton. 1852. Beitrage zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln 144
- Tropicos, Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A. Schmidt
- Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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