Leptagrostis schimperiana (Hochst.) C.E.Hubb.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Calamagrostis schimperiana Hochst.
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1853 (Hardion et al., 2021)
Distribution
Simien Mountains (Dschadscha & Mount Bwahit), Ethiopia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Hardion, Laurent et al. (2021). Plastome sequencing of a 167-year-old herbarium specimen and classical morphology resolve the systematics of two potentially extinct grass species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 195(2): 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa065 [Abstract]
Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
Vivero, Jose Luis, Kelbessa, Ensermu and Demissew, Sebsebe. (2006). Progress on the Red List of plants of Ethiopia and Eritrea: conservation and biogeography of endemic flowering taxa, pp. 761-778. In: Ghazanfar, S. A. and Beentje, H. J. (eds.). Taxonomy and Ecology of African Plants, Their COnservation and Sustainable Use. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. [p. 765]