Schmidtia
# Schmidtia

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

The genus name of Schmidtia is in honour of Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1875–1949), who was an Italian botanist and mycologist.

## Species

As accepted by Kew;

* Schmidtia kalahariensis Stent - Chad, Sudan, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
* Schmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt - arid and semiarid parts of Africa from Mauritania to Egypt to South Africa, and also Pakistan

Formerly included; Several names have been coined with the name Schmidtia but are now regarded as better suited to other genera (Coleanthus and Tolpis)

* Schmidtia capensis - Tolpis capensis
* Schmidtia subtilis - Coleanthus subtilis
* Schmidtia utriculata - Coleanthus subtilis
* Schmidtia utriculosa - Coleanthus subtilis
