Homolepis

Homolepis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Arthropogoninae
Genus: Homolepis
Species: H. aturensis – H. glutinosa – H. isocalycina – H. longispicula – H. villaricensis

Name

Homolepis Chase, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 24: 146 (1911).

• Type species: Homolepis aturensis (Kunth) Chase, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 24: 146 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chase, M.A. 1911. Notes on Genera of Paniceae. IV. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24: 103–160. BHL Reference page.  (!146–147, f. 12)

Additional references

• Zuloaga, F.O., Salariato, D.L. & Scataglini, A. 2018. Molecular phylogeny of Panicum s.str. (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) and insights into its biogeography and evolution. PLoS ONE 13(2), p.e0191529. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191529 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Homolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Homolepis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Homolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Homolepis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ഹോമോലെപ്പിസ്

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