Anthephora
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Genus: | Anthephora |
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Anthephora elegans | |
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Hypudaeurus Rchb. |
Anthephora is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands.[2]
- Anthephora ampullacea - Guinea, Nigeria, Zaïre, Angola
- Anthephora argentea - Namibia, Botswana, Cape Province
- Anthephora cristata - Africa from Guinea to Angola
- Anthephora elongata - Zaïre, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia
- Anthephora hermaphrodita - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii
- Anthephora laevis - Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, Jordan
- Anthephora nigritana - Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Congo Rep, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
- Anthephora pubescens - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; Iran
- Anthephora pungens - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
- Anthephora schinzii - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia
- Anthephora truncata - Zaïre, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- formerly included[1]
see Bouteloua Hilaria Tarigidia
- Anthephora aequiglumis - Tarigidia aequiglumis
- Anthephora axilliflora - Bouteloua dactyloides
- Anthephora belangeri - Hilaria belangeri
- Anthephora punctulata - Hilaria cenchroides
See also
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ The Plant List search for Anthephora
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