Harpochloa falx

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Harpochloa falx
Harpochloa falx

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Harpochloa
Species: Harpochloa falx

Name

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Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze, 1898

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Melica falxL.f., Suppl. Pl.: 109 (1782).
  • Homotypic
    • Cynosurus falcatus Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 23 (1794), nom. superfl.
    • Chloris falcata Sw., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 160 (1801), nom. superfl.
    • Dactyloctenium falcatum Willd., Enum. Pl.: 1029 (1809), nom. superfl.
    • Campulosus hirsutus Desv., Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 189 (1810), nom. superfl.
    • Campulosus falcatus P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 64 (1812), nom. superfl.
    • Eleusine falcata Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 349 (1824), nom. superfl.
    • Harpochloa capensis Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 92 (1829), nom. superfl.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Ruspergras
English: Caterpillar grass
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