Schmidtia

Schmidtia
Schmidtia kalahariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt. 1852, conserved name, not Moench 1802 nor Tratt. 1816
Type species
Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt.

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.^{[1][2] [3][4]}

Species^[5]

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^[5]

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

1. Schmidt, Johann Anton. 1852. Beitrage zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln 144
2. Tropicos, Schmidtia Steud. ex J.A. Schmidt
3. Rothauge, Axel (25 March 2014). "Cultivated grass pastures". The Namibian.
4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families