Crithopsis

Crithopsis delileana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Genus: Crithopsis
Species: C. delileana

Name

Crithopsis Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 4: 30 (1850)

• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jaubert, H.F. & Spach, E. 1850–1853. Illustrationes Plantarum Orientalium. Vol. 4. 147 pp, pl. 301–400. Parisiis: apud Roret Bibliopolam. Hathitrust Reference page. : 4: 30.

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. Crithopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Crithopsis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Crithopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Crithopsis. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

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