| Anthephora | |
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| Anthephora pubescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Anthephorinae |
| Genus: | Anthephora Schreb. |
| Type species | |
| Anthephora elegans | |
| Synonyms1 | |
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Anthephora is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands.2
- Anthephora ampullacea - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola
- Anthephora argentea - Namibia, Botswana, Cape Province
- Anthephora cristata - from Guinea to Angola
- Anthephora elongata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia
- Anthephora hermaphrodita - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii
- Anthephora laevis - Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, Jordan
- Anthephora nigritana - Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
- Anthephora pubescens - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; Iran
- Anthephora pungens - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
- Anthephora schinzii - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia
- Anthephora truncata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- formerly included1
see Bouteloua Hilaria Tarigidia
- Anthephora aequiglumis - Tarigidia aequiglumis
- Anthephora axilliflora - Bouteloua dactyloides
- Anthephora belangeri - Hilaria belangeri
- Anthephora punctulata - Hilaria cenchroides
References
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- The Plant List search for Anthephora