Aristida laxa

Aristida laxa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Aristidoideae
Tribus: Aristideae
Genus: Aristida
Species: Aristida laxa

Name

Aristida laxa Cav., Icon. 5: 44 (1799).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aristida divaricata Lag., Elench. Pl.: 3 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Aristida spadicea Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 123 (1816).
  • Chaetaria spadicea (Kunth) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 397 (1817).
  • Aristida longiramea J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 224 (1830).
  • Aristida karwinskiana Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 121 (1842).
  • Aristida glauca Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 135 (1854), nom. illeg.
  • Aristida oligophylla Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 711 (1898).
  • Aristida lagascae Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 150 (1926).
  • Aristida jacquiniana var. subaequilonga Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 270 (1927).
  • Aristida laxa var. karwinskiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54A: 275 (1927).
  • Aristida laxa var. longiramea (J.Presl) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 311 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Argentina Northwest; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Peru; Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.J., 1799. Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 5: 44.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida laxa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aristida laxa. Published online. Accessed: Dec 16 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida laxa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

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