Ammochloa

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: Ammochloinae
Genus: Ammochloa
Species: A. involucrata – A. palaestina – A. pungens

Heterotypic
- Cephalochloa Coss. & Durieu, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., IV, 1: 229 (1854).
- Dictyochloa (Murb.) E.G.Camus, Compt. Rend. Intern. Congr. Bot. 1900: 344 (1900).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Is.
Continental: Asia-Template
- Regional: Central Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Turkey
- Regional: Peninsular Arabia
  - Kuwait
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Spain

Boissier, P.E. 1853 publ. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1 no. 13. 114 pp., Neocomi [Como]: H. Wolfrath. MDZ Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : ser. 1, 13: 51–52.

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

العربية: شن گندمی
suomi: Hiekkaheinät
עברית: בת-חול

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