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Pentameris pictigluma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pentameris
Species:
P. pictigluma
Binomial name
Pentameris pictigluma
(Steud.) Galley & H.P.Linder[1]
Varieties

See text.

Synonyms

Of the species:[1]

  • Aira pictigluma Steud.
  • Danthonia anthoxanthiformis Hochst., nom. superfl.
  • Pentaschistis pictigluma (Steud.) Pilg.

Of var. gracilis:[2]

  • Pentaschistis gracilis S.M.Phillips
  • Pentaschistis pictigluma var. gracilis (S.M.Phillips) S.M.Phillips

Of var. mannii:[3]

  • Pentaschistis mannii Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.
  • Pentaschistis pictigluma var. mannii (Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.) S.M.Phillips

Of var. pictigluma:[4]

  • Danthonia depressa Hochst.
  • Danthonia nana Engl.
  • Danthonia trisetoides var. hackelii Engl.
  • Danthonia trisetoides var. schimperi Engl.
  • Danthonia uberior Hochst.
  • Pentaschistis imatongensis C.E.Hubb.
  • Pentaschistis trisetoides var. schimperi (Engl.) Pilg.

Pentameris pictigluma is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to Cameroon in West Africa, Ethiopia to Tanzania in East Africa, and Yemen.[1] It was first described by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1854 as Aira pictigluma.[5]

Varieties

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As of February 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following varieties:[1]

  • Pentameris pictigluma var. gracilis (S.M.Phillips) Galley & H.P.Linder – Ethiopia and Kenya[2]
  • Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii (Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.) Galley & H.P.Linder – Cameroon[3]
  • Pentameris pictigluma var. pictigluma – Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen[4]

Conservation

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Under the synonym Pentaschistis mannii, Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii, endemic to Cameroon, was assessed as "near threatened" in the 2000 IUCN Red List.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pentameris pictigluma (Steud.) Galley & H.P.Linder", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  2. ^ a b "Pentameris pictigluma var. gracilis (S.M.Phillips) Galley & H.P.Linder", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  3. ^ a b "Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii (Stapf ex C.E.Hubb.) Galley & H.P.Linder", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  4. ^ a b "Pentameris pictigluma var. pictigluma", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-14
  5. ^ "Pentameris pictigluma (Steud.) Galley & H.P.Linder", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-14
  6. ^ Cheek, M.; Cable, S. (2000), "Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2000: e.T39565A10241608, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39565A10241608.en, retrieved 2023-02-14


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