Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (73)(family description)
Genus: Ctenium (1)
Epithet: newtonii Hackel (1)
Synonyms: Ctenium camposum A.Chev., Ctenium nubicum De Not., Ctenium schweinfurthii Pilg.
newtonii => in honor of Francisco Newton (1864-1909) - Portuguese botanist who collected in Angola
nubicum => of cloudy places
schweinfurthii => in honor of George Angust Schweinfurth (1836-1925), collector in central Africa