Poaceae
Pentameris

Pentameris heptamera (Nees) Steud.

First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 298 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pentaschistis heptamera.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ecklon; Zeyher [659] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000367086 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phillips, E.P. [3367] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719783 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21839] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719791 Yes
Galpin, E. [2926] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719784 Yes
Tyson, W. [15135] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719786 No
Fourcade, H.G. [1810] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719787 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1810] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719788 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [3367] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719789 Yes
Ecklon; Zeyher [659] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000367087 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tyson, W. [s.n.] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719785 Yes
Archibold, E.E.A. [3920] South Africa Pentaschistis heptamera K000719790 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0