ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Oropetium capense

Name author: Stapf

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oropetium
Species: Oropetium capense
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1900

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Oropetium capense. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

9 synonyms in this snapshot

Lepturella capensisName author: (Stapf) Stapf
Oropetium capense subsp. hesperidumName author: (Maire) Marrero Rodr.
Oropetium capense var. arabicumName author: H.Scholz & P.König
Oropetium capense var. capenseName author: Not supplied
Oropetium capense var. hesperidumName author: (Maire) H.Scholz & P.König
Oropetium erythraeumName author: Chiov.
Oropetium hesperidumName author: Maire
Oropetium lepturoidesName author: Peter
Oropetium tibesticumName author: H.Gillet & Quézel

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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