Luziola fluitans

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: Luziola fluitans

Name

Luziola fluitans (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob., 1974

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Zizania fluitans Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 75 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Hydrochloa fluitans (Michx.) Torr., Comp. Fl. N. Middle Stat.: 403 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Hydropyrum fluitans (Michx.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 7 (1829).
• Heterotypic
  • Hydrochloa carolinensis P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 135 (1812).
  • Zizania natans P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 136 (1812), nom. nud.
  • Luziola carolinensis (P.Beauv.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 304 (1825).
  • Luziola caroliniensis (P.Beauv.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 304 (1825).
  • Luziola caroliniana Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 79 (1841), nom. superfl.
  • Zizania nutans Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 799 (1841), orth. var.
  • Hydrochloa carolinensis var. oconneri R.Guzmán, Phytologia 48: 77 (1981).
  • Luziola fluitans var. oconneri (R.Guzmán) G.C.Tucker, J. Arnold Arbor. 69: 272 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, 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

• Terrell, E.E. & Robinson, H.E., 1974. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 101:244.

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. 2022. Luziola fluitans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Luziola fluitans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Luziola fluitans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Luziola fluitans. Published online. Accessed: September 20 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Luziola fluitans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Watergrass, silverleaf grass

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