Original Research
New species and taxonomic changes within Pentaschistis (Danthonioideae, Poaceae) from Western Cape, South Africa
Bothalia | Vol 36, No 2 | a354 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v36i2.354
| © 2006 C. A. Galley, H. P. Linder
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 August 2006 | Published: 21 August 2006
Submitted: 21 August 2006 | Published: 21 August 2006
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C. A. Galley, Institute of Systematic Botany. University of Zurich. Zollikerstrasse, South AfricaH. P. Linder, Institute of Systematic Botany. University of Zurich. Zollikerstrasse, South Africa
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Three new species of Pentaschistis (Nees) Stapf are described from the Cape Floristic Region. P. trifida. P clavata and P. horrida. The former has been collected from inland ranges of the Cape Fold Belt, from the Cederberg to the Groot Swartberg. the last two each from single sites in the Koue Bokkeveld: P. clavata on the wetter western border, and P. horrida on the Baviaansberg. Pentaschistis juncifolia Stapf is re-instated, a species from the coastal plains (Hardeveld) between Bredasdorp and Riversdale, which had been included in P. eriostoma (Nees) Stapf.
Keywords
Cape Floristic Region. Danthomoideae. fynbos. new species. <i>Pentaschistis</i> (Nees) Stapf. Poaceae. South Africa
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