Craspedorhachis is a genus of African plants in the grass family.Bentham, George. 1882. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: page 58 descriptions in Latin, commentary and figure captions in EnglishBentham, George. 1882. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: plate 1377 line drawing of Craspedorhachis africanaTropicos, Craspedorhachis Benth.Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraPeterson, P. M., K. Romaschenko & Y. Herrera Arrieta. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cteniinae, Farragininae, Gouiniinae, Gymnopogoninae, Perotidinae, and Trichoneurinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae). Taxon 63(2): 275–286
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesCope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, PretoriaBosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris Craspedorhachis africana Benth. - Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Limpopo Craspedorhachis digitata Kupicha & Cope - Zimbabwe Craspedorhachis rhodesiana Rendle - Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia
formerly included Several names have been coined with the name Craspedorhachis but refer to species now considered better suited to other genera (Dinebra Trigonochloa and Willkommia). Here are links to help you find more information. Craspedorhachis menyharthii - Trigonochloa uniflora Craspedorhachis perrieri - Dinebra perrieri Craspedorhachis sarmentosa - Willkommia sarmentosa Craspedorhachis texana - Willkommia texana Craspedorhachis uniflora - Trigonochloa uniflora
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