Harpachne

Genus of grasses

Harpachne
Harpachne schimperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Harpachne
Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Type species
Harpachne schimperi
Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Harpachne is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[1][2]

Species[3][4]
  • Harpachne bogdanii Kenn.-O'Byrne – Kenya
  • Harpachne harpachnoides (Hack.) B.S.Sun & S.Wang – China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
  • Harpachne schimperi A.Rich. – Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ Richard, Achille. 1850. Tentamen florae Abyssinicae :seu, Enumeratio plantarum hucusque in plerisque Abyssiniae provinciis detectarum et praecipue a beatis doctoribus Richard Quartin Dillon et Antonio Petit (annis 1838-1843) lectarum, pages 431-432 description in Latin, commentary in French
  2. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ The Plant List search for Harpachne
Taxon identifiers
Harpachne


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