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

M. luederitzianum Hack.[2]

Synonyms

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

  1. The genus Monelytrum was first named and described by Eduard Hackel (18501926) 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. 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. 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
  4. 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.

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