Schmidtia
Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[4][5]
| Schmidtia | |
|---|---|
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| 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[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Antoschmidtia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 199 (1854)[3] | |
The genus name of Schmidtia is in honour of Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1875–1949), who was an Italian botanist and mycologist.[6]
Species
- 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, and also Pakistan
Formerly included;[7] 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
- "Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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