Luziola

Luziola fluitans

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: Luziola
Species: L. bahiensis – L. brasiliana – L. brasiliensis – L. caespitosa – L. divergens – L. fluitans – L. fragilis – L. gracillima – L. peruviana – L. spruceana – L. subintegra

Name

• Luziola Juss., Gen. Pl.: 33 (1789)
• Type species: Luziola peruviana J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat.: 637 (1791)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hydrochloa P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 135 (1812).
  • Caryochloa Trin., Gram. Panic.: 54 (1826).
  • Arrozia Schrad. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 11 (1833).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. America Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.L. de 1789. Genera plantarum, secundum ordines naturales disposita juxta methodum in Horto Regio Parisiensi exaratam. 498 pp. Paris: Herissant et Theophile Barrois. BHL Reference page. : 33.

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

Vernacular names

English: watergrass
മലയാളം: ലുസിയോള

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