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Schmidtia

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Schmidtia
Schmidtia kalahariensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Antoschmidtia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 199 (1854)[3]

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[4][5]

The genus name of Schmidtia is in honour of Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1875–1949), who was an Italian botanist and mycologist.[6]

Species

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As accepted by Kew;[3][7]

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)

References

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  1. ^ Schmidt, Johann Anton. 1852. Beitrage zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln 144
  2. ^ Tropicos, Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A. Schmidt
  3. ^ a b "Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.
  5. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families