Alloteropsis

Alloteropsis cimicina

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Boivinellinae
Genus: Alloteropsis
Species: A. angusta – A. cimicina – A. paniculata – A. papillosa – A. semialata

Name

• Alloteropsis J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 343 (1830)
• Type species: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata as syn. Alloteropsis distachya J. Presl

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Coridochloa Nees, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 15: 381 (1833).
  • Bluffia Nees, Index Seminum (HBG) 1834: 8 (1834).
  • Holosetum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 118 (1854).
  • Pterochlaena Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 47 (1914).
  • Mezochloa Butzin, Willdenowia 4: 209 (1966).

References

Primary references

• Presl, J.S. in C.B.Presl, (1830) Reliquiae Haenkeanae 1(4–5): 343, pl. 47.

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. Alloteropsis 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, Alloteropsis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Alloteropsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Alloteropsis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Alloteropsis.

Vernacular names

English: summergrass
فارسی: غريب المظهر
മലയാളം: അലോട്ടറോപ്സിസ്
中文: 毛颖草属

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