Pentameris pictigluma

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Pentameris pictigluma
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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 [1]
Varieties

See text.

Synonyms

Of the species: [1]

  • Aira pictiglumaSteud.
  • Danthonia anthoxanthiformisHochst., nom. superfl.
  • Pentaschistis pictigluma(Steud.) Pilg.

Of var. gracilis: [2]

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

Of var. mannii: [3]

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

Of var. pictigluma: [4]

  • Danthonia depressaHochst.
  • Danthonia nanaEngl.
  • Danthonia trisetoides var. hackeliiEngl.
  • Danthonia trisetoides var. schimperiEngl.
  • Danthonia uberiorHochst.
  • Pentaschistis imatongensisC.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. [1] It was first described by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1854 as Aira pictigluma. [5]

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Varieties

As of February 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following varieties: [1]

Conservation

Under the synonym Pentaschistis mannii, Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii, endemic to Cameroon, was assessed as "near threatened" in the 2000 IUCN Red List. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pentameris pictigluma (Steud.) Galley & H.P.Linder", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-02-14
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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