Tetrapogon

Tetrapogon is a genus of grasses.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Arizona, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Costa Rica, Cuba

Observations recorded5,748

Tetrapogon is een geslacht uit de grassenfamilie (Poaceae). De soorten van dit geslacht komen voor in Afrika, gematigd Azië en tropisch Azië.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 15
With media: 12
Family: Poaceae
Collections: INECOL, US, GH, MNHN, PAC, B
Recorded in: Mexico, South Africa, Egypt, Tanzania, Arabie Saoudite, Germany, Yemen, Tunisia

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Tetrapogon is a genus of grasses.

The name Tetrapogon derives from the Greek roots tetra- and pogon, meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant. The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India. Species Tetrapogon bidentatus Pilg. - Tanzania, Kenya Tetrapogon cenchriformis (A.Rich.) Pilg. - Africa + Arabia from Cape Verde to Saudi Arabia to Tanzania Tetrapogon ferrugineus (Renvoize) S.M.Phillips - Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Tetrapogon tenellus Chiov. - India Tetrapogon tetrastachys Hack. ex Hook.f. - Indian subcontinent; Arabian Peninsula; Africa from Djibouti to Mpumalanga Tetrapogon villosus Desf. - - Africa + southwest Asia from Canary Islands to Turkmenistan to Uganda formerly included see Chloris Tetrapogon flabellatus - Chloris flabellata Tetrapogon mossambicensis - Chloris mossambicensis Tetrapogon tetrastachys - Chloris montana

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