Hygroryza

Hygroryza

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Oryzeae
Subtribus: Zizaniinae
Genus: Hygroryza
Species: H. aristata

Name

• Hygroryza Nees, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 15: 380 (1833)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Potamochloa Griff., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 5: 571 (1836), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1833) Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 15: 380.

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. Hygroryza 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, Hygroryza. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Hygroryza. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Hygroryza. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: watergrass
हिन्दी: জংলি ধান
中文: 水禾属

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