Ammochloa pungens

Ammochloa pungens

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: Ammochloa pungens

Name

Ammochloa pungens (Schreb.) Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 52 (1854).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dactylis pungens Schreb., Beschr. Gräs. 2: 42 (1772).
• Homotypic
  • Koeleria pungens (Schreb.) Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 20 (1815).
  • Calotheca pungens (Schreb.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 348 (1825).
• Heterotypic
  • Sesleria echinata Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 198 (1791).
  • Cephalochloa echinata (Lam.) Coss. & Durieu, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 1: 229 (1854).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ammochloa pungens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ammochloa pungens. 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 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ammochloa pungens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ammochloa pungens. Published online. Accessed: August 13 2022.

Vernacular names

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