Schmidtia Explained

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2]}

The genus name of Schmidtia is in honour of Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1875–1949), who was an Italian botanist and mycologist.^[3]

Species

As accepted by Kew;^[4]

• Schmidtia kalahariensis Stent - Chad, Sudan, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
• Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt - arid and semiarid parts of Africa from Mauritania to Egypt to South Africa, and also Pakistan

Formerly included;^[4] Several names have been coined with the name Schmidtia but are now regarded as better suited to other genera (Coleanthus and Tolpis)

• Schmidtia capensis - Tolpis capensis
• Schmidtia subtilis - Coleanthus subtilis
• Schmidtia utriculata - Coleanthus subtilis
• Schmidtia utriculosa - Coleanthus subtilis

Notes and References

1. News: Cultivated grass pastures. Rothauge . Axel . . 25 March 2014.
2. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00567.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=441582 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families