Zaqiqah

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Zaqiqah
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Zaqiqah
P.M.Peterson & Romasch.
Species:
Z. mucronata
Binomial name
Zaqiqah mucronata
(Forssk.) P.M.Peterson & Romasch.
Synonyms [1]
  • Aeluropus arabicus(Spreng.) Steud.
  • Aeluropus mucronatus(Forssk.) Asch.
  • Aeluropus pungens(Vahl) Boiss.
  • Calotheca arabicaSpreng.
  • Dactylis mucronata(Forssk.) Steud.
  • Diplachne mucronata(Forssk.) Hack. ex Schinz
  • Festuca mucronataForssk. (1775) (basionym)
  • Festuca pungensVahl
  • Odyssea mucronata(Forssk.) Stapf
  • Uralepis pungensKunth

Zaqiqah is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. [2] It contains a single species, Zaqiqah mucronata, which is native to Eritrea, Somalia, and the Southwestern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zaqiqah mucronata (Forssk.) P.M.Peterson & Romasch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. "Zaqiqah P.M.Peterson & Romasch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.