Stipagrostis obtusa
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Details Top
Internal ID | UUID644032e66e20e927800459 |
Scientific name | Stipagrostis obtusa |
Authority | Nees |
First published in | Linnaea 7: 293 (1832) |
Description Top
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Stipagrostis obtusa is a perennial grass species that belongs to the Poaceae family. It is native to various regions including North Africa, Southern Africa, and Western Asia. This grass is commonly known as "kortbeen boesmangras" in Afrikaans, "ǂhabob" in Khoekhoe, and "מלענן ריסני" in Hebrew. It is a widespread species that can survive on low annual rainfall of about 150 millimetres. Stipagrostis obtusa is used as fodder grass in Namibia. It has been extensively studied and is included in the book "La Végétation de l'Afrique" by F. White. This grass is also known by its synonym, Aristida obtusa.
Synonyms Top
Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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Aristida bifida | J.Karl | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 86 (1951) |
Aristida capensis | Thunb. | Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 19 (1794) |
Aristida obtusa | Delile | Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. : 175 (1813) |
Arthratherum capense | Nees | Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. : 177 (1841) |
Arthratherum obtusum | Nees | Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. : 179 (1841) |
Avena capensis | L.f. | Suppl. Pl. : 112 (1782) |
Chaetaria capensis | P.Beauv. | Ess. Agrostogr. : 30 (1812) |
Stipa plumosa | Sieber ex Nees | Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. : 180 (1841) |
Stipagrostis capensis | Nees | Linnaea 7: 291 (1832) |
Trisetum muricatum | Spreng. | Syst. Veg. 1: 333 (1824) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!Language | Common/alternative name |
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Afrikaans | fyntwa |
Arabic | صليلة |
Arabic | السليان |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
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Africa click to expand
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Ethiopia
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Northern Africa
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Libya
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Western Sahara
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Southern Africa
- Botswana
- Cape Provinces
- Free State
- Namibia
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West Tropical Africa
- Mauritania
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Northeast Tropical Africa
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Arabian Peninsula
- Gulf States
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
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Western Asia
- Iraq
- Lebanon-Syria
- Palestine
- Sinai
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Arabian Peninsula
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Indian Subcontinent
- Pakistan
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!Database | ID/link to page |
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World Flora Online | wfo-0000903098 |
USDA Plants | STOB4 |
Tropicos | 25515013 |
KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423913-1 |
The Plant List | kew-445979 |
Open Tree Of Life | 182681 |
NCBI Taxonomy | 348284 |
IPNI | 423913-1 |
iNaturalist | 594826 |
GBIF | 4130430 |
Freebase | /m/0102pt2r |
USDA GRIN | 35721 |
Wikipedia | Stipagrostis_obtusa |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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