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Pentameris pictigluma

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Species of plant

Pentameris pictigluma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pentameris
Species: P. pictigluma
Binomial name
Pentameris pictigluma
(Steud.) Galley & H.P.Linder
Varieties

See text.

Synonyms

Of the species:

  • Aira pictigluma Steud.
  • Danthonia anthoxanthiformis Hochst., nom. superfl.
  • Pentaschistis pictigluma (Steud.) Pilg.

Of var. gracilis:

  • Pentaschistis gracilis S.M.Phillips
  • Pentaschistis pictigluma var. gracilis (S.M.Phillips) S.M.Phillips

Of var. mannii:

  • Pentaschistis mannii Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.
  • Pentaschistis pictigluma var. mannii (Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.) S.M.Phillips

Of var. pictigluma:

  • Danthonia depressa Hochst.
  • Danthonia nana Engl.
  • Danthonia trisetoides var. hackelii Engl.
  • Danthonia trisetoides var. schimperi Engl.
  • Danthonia uberior Hochst.
  • Pentaschistis imatongensis C.E.Hubb.
  • Pentaschistis trisetoides var. schimperi (Engl.) Pilg.

Pentameris pictigluma is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to Cameroon in West Africa, Ethiopia to Tanzania in East Africa, and Yemen. It was first described by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1854 as Aira pictigluma.

Varieties

As of February 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following varieties:

  • Pentameris pictigluma var. gracilis (S.M.Phillips) Galley & H.P.Linder – Ethiopia and Kenya
  • Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii (Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.) Galley & H.P.Linder – Cameroon
  • Pentameris pictigluma var. pictigluma – Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen

Conservation

Under the synonym Pentaschistis mannii, Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii, endemic to Cameroon, was assessed as "near threatened" in the 2000 IUCN Red List.

References

  1. ^ "Pentameris pictigluma (Steud.) Galley & H.P.Linder", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  2. ^ "Pentameris pictigluma var. gracilis (S.M.Phillips) Galley & H.P.Linder", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  3. ^ "Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii (Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.) Galley & H.P.Linder", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  4. ^ "Pentameris pictigluma var. pictigluma", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  5. "Pentameris pictigluma (Steud.) Galley & H.P.Linder", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-14
  6. Cheek, M.; Cable, S. (2000), "Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2000: e.T39565A10241608, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39565A10241608.en, retrieved 2023-02-14
Taxon identifiers
Pentameris pictigluma
Aira pictigluma


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