Hilaria

Hilaria rigida

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: Hilariinae
Genus: Hilaria
Species: H. annua – H. belangeri – H. cenchroides – H. ciliata – H. hintonii – H. jamesii – H. mutica – H. rigida – H. semplei – H. swallenii

Name

Hilaria Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 116 (1816)

• Type species: Hilaria cenchroides Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 117 (1816)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pleuraphis Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 148 (1824).
  • Hexarrhena J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 326 (1830)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona, California Regional: Southern Central USA Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S. 1816 ["1815"]. Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt. Tomus 1 (quarto ed.). LVIII+377 pp., tt. 1–96. Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.  1: 116–117, pl. 37.

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. Hilaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Hilaria. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Hilaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Hilaria. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Curly-mesquite
മലയാളം: ഹിലാരിയ

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