Poaceae

Pentameris P.Beauv.

First published in Ess. Agrostogr.: 92 (1812)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula, Amsterdam & St. Paul Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

California, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Barker, N.P. [994] South Africa K000385272 Yes
Adamson, R.S. [1634] South Africa K000385273 No
Burchell, D.C.L. [598] South Africa K000385277 Yes
Burchell, D.C.L. [542] South Africa K000385278 Yes
Adamson, R.S. [1634] South Africa K000385274 Yes
Milne, H.M.J. [246] South Africa K000385276 Yes
Adamson, R.S. [591] South Africa K000385275 Yes
Linder, H.P. [5109] South Africa K000719933 Yes
Oct 1, 1886 Schimper [98] Ethiopia Pentaschistis K000702701 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [26681] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719842 Yes
Linder, H.P. [4984] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719058 Yes
Hedberg, O.; Aweke, G. [5343] Ethiopia Pentaschistis K000702697 Yes
Cole [s.n.] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719846 Yes
Boucher, C. [2033] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719843 Yes
Linder, H.P. [4407] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719827 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [26395] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719833 Yes
Druger, F.J. [KR.845] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719834 Yes
Parker, C. [E642] Ethiopia Pentaschistis K000702700 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Pentaschistis K000367172 Unknown Type Material Yes
Iecama [131] Ethiopia Pentaschistis K000702695 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [28662] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719849 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [51] Ethiopia Pentaschistis K000702698 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [15852] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719838 Yes
Rehm, S. [386] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719835 Yes
Schlechter, R. [5594] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719844 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13622] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719851 Yes
Wilson, G.L. [s.n.] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719845 No
Hedberg, O. [1538] Kenya Pentaschistis K000334150 No
s.coll. [3187] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719837 Yes
Sharf, H.T. [1051] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719847 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [30475] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719848 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [33498] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719832 Yes
Bryna, A.M. [164] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719836 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [35762] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719850 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Phillips, S. [9283] Ethiopia Pentaschistis K000702696 Yes
Linder, H.P. [7898] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719841 Type No
Burkart, A. [24390] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719840 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [26349] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719828 Yes
Linder, H.P. [4979] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719059 Yes
Thulin, M. [1604] Ethiopia Pentaschistis K000702699 Yes
Dirtritrn, A. [585] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719839 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [33498] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719829 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Pentaschistis K000367171 Unknown Type Material Yes
Naiga [78] Uganda Pentaschistis K000702816 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [28668] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719831 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [28696] South Africa Pentaschistis K000719830 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0