Tuctoria

Tuctoria greenei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Orcuttiinae
Genus: Tuctoria
Species: T. fragilis – T. greenei – T. mucronata

Name

• Tuctoria Reeder, Amer. J. Bot. 69: 1090 (1982)
• Type species: Tuctoria fragilis (Swallen) Reeder, Amer. J. Bot. 69: 1090 (1982)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reeder, J.R. (1982) American Journal of Botany 69(7): 1090.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Tuctoria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Tuctoria. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Tuctoria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Tuctoria. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Spiralgrass

Vernacular names

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