Lepironia

Lepironia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Mapanioideae
Tribus: Chrysitricheae
Genus:Lepironia
Species: L. articulata

Name

Lepironia Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 70 (1805)

• Type species: Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 85: 486 (1915) designated as synonym Lepironia mucronata Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 70 (1805)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Chondrachne R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 220 (1810)
  • Lepyronia T.Lestib., Essai Cypér.: 25 (1819)
  • Choricarpha Boeckeler, Flora 41: 19 (1858)

References

• Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis Plantarum: seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 70.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Lepironia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Lepironia. Published online. Accessed: 9 March 2013.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Lepironia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov. 2015.

Vernacular names

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