Catalepis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Catalepis
Species: C. gracilis
Name

Catalepis Stapf & Stent, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 11 (1929)

monotypic taxon

References

Stapf, O. & Stent, S.M. (1929) Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929(1): 11.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Catalepis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Catalepis. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
Tropicos.org 2013. Catalepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Catalepis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
GBIF.

Catalepis is a genus of plants in the grass family native to southern Africa. The only known species is Catalepis gracilis, commonly called cause grass, found in Lesotho and eastern South Africa.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also

List of Poaceae genera

References

Stapf, Otto & Sydney Margaret Stent. 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929(1): 11–12
Tropicos, Catalepis Stapf & Stent
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
Sanbi Red List of South African Plants, Cause Gras (a), Cause Grass (e), Catalepis gracilis Stapf & Stent