Allolepis

Allolepis texana

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: Allolepiinae
Genus: Allolepis
Species: A. texana

Name

• Allolepis Söderstrom & H.F.Decker, Madroño 18: 33 (1965)
• monotypic taxon

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Soderstrom, T.R. & Decker, H.F. (1965) Madroño 18(2): 34.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Allolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Allolepis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Allolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Allolepis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Allolepis.

Vernacular names

English: Texas Salt, false salt grass

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