Perotis patens

Perotis patens

Taxonavigation

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: Perotidinae
Genus: Perotis
Species: Perotis patens

Name

Perotis patens Gand., 1920

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Perotis transvaalensis Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 301 (1919 publ. 1920).
  • Perotis patens var. parvispicula Robyns & Tournay, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25: 241 (1955).
  • Perotis scabra var. parvispicula (Robyns & Tournay) Cufod., Enum. Pl. Aeth.: 1302 (1969).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Swaziland, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gandoger, M., 1920. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France. Paris 66:301.

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Perotis patens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Perotis patens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Perotis patens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Perotis patens. Published online. Accessed: September 08 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Perotis patens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Katstertgras
English: Bottle-brush grass, Catstail grass, Rainbow grass, Purple spike perotis

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