Swallenia

Swallenia alexandrae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Scleropogoninae
Genus: Swallenia
Species: S. alexandrae

Name

• Swallenia Soderstr. & H.F.Decker, Madroño 17: 88 (1963) nom. nov.
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ectosperma Swallen, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 40: 19 (1950), non Vaucher (1803)

References

• Soderstrom, T.R. & Decker, H.F. (1963) Madroño 17(3): 88.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Swallenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Swallenia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Swallenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Swallenia. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Dunegrass

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