Richardsiella

Richardsiella is a genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2][3] The only known species in this genus is Richardsiella eruciformis, native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[4][5]

Richardsiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Richardsiella
Elffers & Kenn.-O'Byrne
Species:
R. eruciformis
Binomial name
Richardsiella eruciformis
Elffers & Kenn.-O'Byrne

References
  1. Elffers, Joan & Kennedy-O'Byrne, John Kevin Patrick. 1957. Kew Bulletin 11: 455-456
  2. Tropicos, Richardsiella Elffers & Kenn.-O'Byrne
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. The Plant List Richardsiella eruciformis Elffers & Kenn.-O'Byrne
  • An isotype photo with the collectors' identification can be found here. The tagging reads, in part, "Abercorn district, Chilongowelo, open ground path to 'Plain of Death', in sandy soil; Alt. 4,800 ft.; 1955 [the collection year]


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