Two new species of Helictotrichon  (Pooideae: Aveneae) from South Africa

Mashau, A.C.; Fish, Lyn; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)

dc.contributor.author	Mashau, A.C.
dc.contributor.author	Fish, Lyn
dc.contributor.author	Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-09T10:09:14Z
dc.date.available	2011-06-09T10:09:14Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	In a taxonomic revision of Helictotrichon for southern Africa, Schweickerdt (1937) recognized 12 indigenous species. Except for one, all of these species are endemic to southern Africa, several of which are rare and known from very few collections. A possible new species of Helictotrichon, H. sp. (Ellis 4663), is mentioned by Gibbs Russell et al. (1990). During a taxonomic revision of the genus, the status of this new species was confirmed and a second new species was identified. Note that at PRE, specimens of the second new species were initially identified as H. namaquense Schweick., hence the distribution map supplied for H. namaquense in Gibbs Russell et al. (1990) applies to this new species. In the present contribution, the two new species are described, illustrated and compared with similar members of the genus.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Mashau, AC, Fish, L & Van Wyk, AE 2010, 'Two new species of Helictotrichon (Pooideae: Aveneae) from South Africa', Bothalia, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 179-183. [http://www.sanbi.org/products/publications/bothalia.htm]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0006-8241
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16749
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	National Botanical Institute	en_US
dc.rights	National Botanical Institute	en_US
dc.subject	Poaceae	en
dc.subject	Indigenous plants	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Grasses -- Varieties -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Helictotrichon -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Endemic plants -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Two new species of Helictotrichon (Pooideae: Aveneae) from South Africa	en
dc.type	Article	en