Aira cupaniana

Aira cupaniana

Aira cupaniana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Airinae
Genus: Aira
Species: Aira cupaniana

Name

Aira cupaniana Guss., 1843

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Avena cupaniana (Guss.) Nyman, Syll. Fl. Eur.: 414 (1855).
  • Airopsis cupaniana (Guss.) Lange, Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1860: 38 (1860).
  • Airella cupaniana (Guss.) Dumort., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 68 (1868).
  • Aira caryophyllea subsp. cupaniana (Guss.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 358 (1894).
  • Aira caryophyllea var. cupaniana (Guss.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 67 (1896).
  • Aira capillaris var. cupaniana (Guss.) Sommier, L'Isola Giglio Flora Eur.: 93 (1900).
  • Salmasia cupanii Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 317 (1901), nom. superfl.
  • Aira capillaris var. cupaniana (Guss.) Fiori, Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 103 (1923).
• Heterotypic
  • Aira praecox var. divaricata Salis, Flora 16: 474 (1833).
  • Aira caryophyllea var. microstachya Coss. & Durieu in M.C.Durieu de Maisonneuve, Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 95 (1855).
  • Aira cupaniana var. incerta Ces., Pass. & Gibelli, Comp. Fl. Ital.: 59 (1869).
  • Aira cupaniana subsp. incerta (Ces., Pass. & Gibelli) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 775 (1882).
  • Aira cupaniana var. biaristata Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 284 (1899).
  • Aira cupaniana var. magnatutii Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 284 (1899).
  • Aira lutescens Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 298 (1909).
  • Aira sorrentinoi Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 298 (1909).
  • Aira uniaristata var. incerta (Ces., Pass. & Gibelli) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 45 (1931).
  • Aira cupaniana var. divaricata (Salis) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 2: 352 (1953).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Mcaronesia Canary Is. Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Southwestern Europe East Aegean Is. Introduced into: Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gussone, G. 1842–1843. Florae Siculae Synopsis, [exhibens plantas vasculares in Sicilia insulisque adjacentibus huc usque detectas secundum systema Linneanum dipositas]. Neapoli. Vol. 1. 582 pp. BHL Reference page.  1:148.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aira cupaniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aira cupaniana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aira cupaniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aira cupaniana. Published online. Accessed: August 12 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aira cupaniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 August 12.

Vernacular names

català: Nebulosa
English: Quicksilver Grass, silvery hair grass
español: heno lampiño

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