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Schmidtia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Poales

Higher classification
  
Grasses

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Similar
  
Grasses, Schmidtia pappophoroides, Triraphis, Cladoraphis, Anthephora

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

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

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
  • References

    Schmidtia Wikipedia