''Tarigidia'' is a
genus
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of
South Africa
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n and
Puerto Rican plants in the
grass family
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
.
Some authors have suggested that the genus might be of hybrid origin: ''
Anthephora
''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands.
; Species
* '' Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola
* '' Anthephora ar ...
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Digitaria
''Digitaria'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family native to tropical and warm temperate regions but can occur in tropical, subtropical, and cooler temperate regions as well. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. ...
''.
[
; Species][Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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* '' Tarigidia aequiglumis'' (Gooss.) Stent - Namibia
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, Free State, North West Province
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History
North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...
* ''Tarigidia axelrodii
''Tarigidia'' is a genus of South African and Puerto Rican plants in the grass family.
Some authors have suggested that the genus might be of hybrid origin: ''Anthephora × Digitaria''.
; Species
* '' Tarigidia aequiglumis'' (Gooss.) Stent - N ...
'' A.S.Vega & Rúgolo - Puerto Rico
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[Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.]
References
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Poaceae genera
Panicoideae
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