Merxmuellera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Genus: Merxmuellera
Species: M. ambalavaoensis – M. davyi – M. drakensbergensis – M. grandiflora – M. macowanii – M. stereophylla – M. tsaratananensis

Name

Merxmuellera Conert, Senckenberg. Biol. 51: 129 (1970).

• Type species: Merxmuellera davyi

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Conert, H.J. 1970. Merxmuellera, eine neue Gattung de Gramineen (Poaceae: Arundinoideae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 51(1–2): 129–133. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Merxmuellera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Merxmuellera. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Merxmuellera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Merxmuellera. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.