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, who was a Bohemian botanist.
Species
As accepted by Kew;Schmidtia kalahariensis Stent - Chad, Sudan, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South AfricaSchmidtia pappophoroides Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt - arid and semiarid parts of Africa from Mauritania to Egypt to South Africa, and also PakistanFormerly included;
Several names have been coined with the name Schmidtia but are now regarded as better suited to other genera Schmidtia capensis - Tolpis capensisSchmidtia subtilis - Coleanthus subtilisSchmidtia utriculata - Coleanthus subtilisSchmidtia utriculosa - ''Coleanthus subtilis''