Merxmuellera is a genus of African grasses[1][2] named for Hermann Merxmueller, a 20th century German botanist and taxonomist who was an expert on African flora.
| Merxmuellera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Danthonioideae |
| Tribe: | Danthonieae |
| Genus: | Merxmuellera Conert |
| Type species | |
| Merxmuellera davyi (C.E.Hubb.) Conert.
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Species
editMerxmuellera contains the following species:[3]
- Merxmuellera ambalavaoensis (A.Camus) Conert - Madagascar
- Merxmuellera davyi (C.E.Hubb.) Conert - Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Limpopo
- Merxmuellera drakensbergensis (Schweick.) Conert - Cape Province, Lesotho, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo
- Merxmuellera grandiflora (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) H.P.Linder - Ethiopia
- Merxmuellera macowanii (Stapf) Conert - Cape Province, Lesotho, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Madagascar
- Merxmuellera stereophylla (J.G.Anderson) Conert - Lesotho, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo
- Merxmuellera tsaratananensis (A.Camus) Conert - Madagascar
Formerly included
editMerxmuellera formerly contained the following species:[3]
- M. arundinacea - Capeochloa arundinacea
- M. aureocephala - Tenaxia aureocephala
- M. cincta - Capeochloa cincta
- M. decora - Geochloa decora
- M. disticha - Tenaxia disticha
- M. dura - Tenaxia dura
- M. guillarmodiae - Tenaxia guillarmodiae
- M. lupulina - Geochloa lupulina
- M. papposa - Ellisochloa papposa
- M. rangei - Ellisochloa rangei
- M. rufa - Geochloa rufa
- M. setacea - Capeochloa setacea
- M. stricta - Tenaxia stricta
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Conert, Hans Joachim. 1970. Senckenbergiana Biologica 51(1–2): 129-133
- ^ Tropicos, Merxmuellera Conert
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families