Poaceae
Cynodon

Cynodon polevansii Stent

First published in Bothalia 2: 278 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central South Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Northern Provinces

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • SANBI, South African National Biodiversity Institute (2019-continuously updated). Red List of South African Plants http://redlist.sanbi.org.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cynodon dactylon.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • SANBI, South African National Biodiversity Institute (2019-continuously updated). Red List of South African Plants http://redlist.sanbi.org.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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