Dupontia (Poaceae)

Dupontia fisheri

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: Dupontiinae
Genus: Dupontia
Species: D. fisheri – D. fulva

Name

Dupontia R.Br., Chlor. Melvill. 32. (1823)

• Type species: Dupontia fisheri R.Br., Chlor. Melvill. 33. (1823)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Graphephorum sect. Dupontia (R.Br.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3(2): 1197. (1883).
• Heterotypic
  • Arctophila (Rupr.) Andersson, Pl. Scand. 2: 48. (1852).
    • Poa [unranked] Arctophila Rupr., Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 2: 64. (1846)
    • Colpodium sect. Arctophila (Rupr.) Griseb., Fl. Ross. [Ledebour] 4(13): 385. (1852)

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1823. Chloris Melvilliana. A list of Plants collected in Melville Island (Latitude 74°–75° N, Longitude 110°–112° W), in the year of 1820; by the officers of the voyage discovery under the orders of Captain Parry. 52 pp., W. Clowes, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tkach, N., Schneider, J., Döring, E., Wölk, A., Hochbach, A., Nissen, J., Winterfeld, G., Meyer, S., Gabriel, J., Hoffmann, M.H. & Röser, M. 2020. Phylogenetic lineages and the role of hybridization as driving force of evolution in grass supertribe Poodae. Taxon 69(2): 234–277. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12204 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dupontia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Dupontia. Published online. Accessed: 17 Sept. 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Dupontia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Sept. 2021.

Vernacular names

suomi: Jääheinät

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