Schmidtia | |
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Schmidtia kalahariensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Eragrostideae |
Subtribe: | Cotteinae |
Genus: | Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt. 1852, conserved name, not Moench 1802 nor Tratt. 1816[1][2] |
Type species | |
Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt.
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Synonyms | |
Antoschmidtia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 199 (1854)[3] |
Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[4][5]
The genus name of Schmidtia is in honour of Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1875–1949), who was an Italian botanist and mycologist.[6]