''Anthephora'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of plants in the

grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...

, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Anthephora ampullacea ''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 arge ...

'' -

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

, Nigeria,

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

* ''

Anthephora argentea ''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 argen ...

'' - Namibia, Botswana,

Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (), commonly referred to as the Cape Province () and colloquially as The Cape (), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Co ...

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Anthephora cristata ''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 argent ...

'' - from Guinea to Angola * '' Anthephora elongata'' - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia * '' Anthephora hermaphrodita'' - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii * ''

Anthephora laevis ''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 argent ...

'' - Eritrea, Sudan,

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

, Jordan * ''

Anthephora nigritana ''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 argen ...

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Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia * '' Anthephora pubescens'' - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; Iran * ''

Anthephora pungens ''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 argen ...

'' - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia * ''

Anthephora schinzii ''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 arge ...

'' - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia * ''

Anthephora truncata ''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 arge ...

'' - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe ; formerly included see ''

Bouteloua ''Bouteloua'' is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass. Description ''Bouteloua'' includes both annual and perennial grasses, which frequently form stolons. Species have an inflo ...

Hilaria The Hilaria (; Latin "the cheerful ones", a term derived from the borrowed adjective "cheerful, merry") were ancient Roman religious festivals celebrated on the March equinox to honor Cybele. Origins The term seems originally to have been ...

Tarigidia'' * ''Anthephora aequiglumis - Tarigidia aequiglumis'' * ''Anthephora axilliflora -

Bouteloua dactyloides ''Bouteloua dactyloides'', commonly known as buffalograss or buffalo grass, is a North American prairie grass native to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It is a short grass found mainly on the High Plains and is co-dominant with blue g ...

'' * ''Anthephora belangeri - Hilaria belangeri'' * ''Anthephora punctulata - Hilaria cenchroides''

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Panicoideae Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub

See also

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