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Taxon: Tristachya superba (De Not.) Schweinf. & Asch.

Genus:

Tristachya

Family:

Poaceae (alt.Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Tristachyideae

Nomen number:

417347

Place of publication:

Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 302. 1867

Link to protologue:

Name Verified on:

06-Oct-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

Basionym: Loudetia superba De Not.
(=) Tristachya pedicellata Stent

Common names:

giant trident grass (Source: Grass SAfr) - English

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon (n.), Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana (n.), Namibia (n.)

References:

Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun

Check other web resources for Tristachya superba (De Not.) Schweinf. & Asch. :

SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
On-line Flora of Zimbabwe:
World Grass Species-Descriptions: Morphological species description from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=417347. Accessed 1 July 2024.