Schmidtia

Schmidtia
Schmidtia kalahariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
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.

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[1][2] [3][4]

Species[5]
  1. Schmidtia kalahariensis Stent - Chad, Sudan, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
  2. 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]

Several names have been coined with the name Schmidtia but are now regarded as better suited to other genera (Coleanthus and Tolpis)

References

  1. Schmidt, Johann Anton. 1852. Beitrage zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln 144
  2. Tropicos, Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A. Schmidt
  3. Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families