Monelytrum
| Lüderitz grass | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Monelytrum Hack.[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. luederitzianum Hack.[2] | |
| Species | |
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M. luederitzianum Hack.[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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M. annuum Gooss.[3] | |
Monelytrum is a monotypic genus of grass in the Poaceae family. Its sole species, Monelytrum luederitzianum (commonly known in English as Lüderitz grass)[4] is endemic to Namibia.[2][3] Both common and scientific names were named for the city of Lüderitz, located in the far south of Namibia.
References
- ↑ The genus Monelytrum was first named and described by Eduard Hackel (1850–1926) in the publication Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg und die Angrenzenden Länder 30: 140. in 1888. "Name - Monelytrum Hack.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Name - Monelytrum luederitzianum Hack.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
as Monelytrum "Lüderitzianum" ; Distribution: Namibia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Published In: Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1934: 197. "Name - Monelytrum annuum Gooss.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
Namibia
- ↑ Klaassen, E.S. and Craven, P. (2003). Checklist of grasses in Namibia. Pretoria, SA & Windhoek, Namibia: Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET). p. 124 (p.133 of PDF. ISBN 99916-63-16-9. Retrieved May 10, 2011.