Merxmuellera Explained

Merxmuellera is a genus of African grasses^{[1] [2]} named for Hermann Merxmueller, a 20th century German botanist and taxonomist who was an expert on African flora.

Species

Merxmuellera contains the following species:^[3]

• Merxmuellera ambalavaoensis (A.Camus) Conert - Madagascar
• Merxmuellera davyi (C.E.Hubb.) Conert - Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Limpopo
• Merxmuellera drakensbergensis (Schweick.) Conert - Cape Province, Lesotho, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo
• Merxmuellera grandiflora (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) H.P.Linder - Ethiopia
• Merxmuellera macowanii (Stapf) Conert - Cape Province, Lesotho, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Madagascar
• Merxmuellera stereophylla (J.G.Anderson) Conert - Lesotho, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo
• Merxmuellera tsaratananensis (A.Camus) Conert - Madagascar

Formerly included

See also: Capeochloa, Ellisochloa, Geochloa and Tenaxia. Merxmuellera formerly contained the following species:^[3]

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. Conert, Hans Joachim. 1970. Senckenbergiana Biologica 51(1–2): 129-133
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40017566 Tropicos, Merxmuellera Conert
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=424121 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families