Zaqiqah

Zaqiqah
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus:
P.M.Peterson & Romasch.
Species:
Z. mucronata
Binomial name
Zaqiqah mucronata
(Forssk.) P.M.Peterson & Romasch.
Synonyms[1]
  • Aeluropus arabicus (Spreng.) Steud.
  • Aeluropus mucronatus (Forssk.) Asch.
  • Aeluropus pungens (Vahl) Boiss.
  • Calotheca arabica Spreng.
  • Dactylis mucronata (Forssk.) Steud.
  • Diplachne mucronata (Forssk.) Hack. ex Schinz
  • Festuca mucronata Forssk. (1775) (basionym)
  • Festuca pungens Vahl
  • Odyssea mucronata (Forssk.) Stapf
  • Uralepis pungens Kunth

Zaqiqah is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.[2] It contains a single species, Zaqiqah mucronata, which is native to Eritrea, Somalia, and the Southwestern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zaqiqah mucronata (Forssk.) P.M.Peterson & Romasch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Zaqiqah P.M.Peterson & Romasch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.