Mnesithea formosa

Mnesithea formosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Ratzeburgiinae
Genus: Mnesithea
Species: Mnesithea formosa

Name

Mnesithea formosa (R.Br.) de Koning & Sosef, 1986

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Rottboellia formosa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 206 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Manisuris formosa (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 779 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Rottboellia formosa var. pilosissima Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 261 (1915).
  • Rottboellia formosa f. subglabra Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 261 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Southeastern Asia Lesser Sunda Is. Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• de Koning, R. & Sosef, M.S.M. in J. F. Veldkamp et al.,1986. Blumea 31:288.

Additional references

• Veldkamp, J.F. & al. (2013). A revision of Mnesithea (Gramineae - Rottboelliinae) in Malesia and Thailand. Blumea 58: 277-292.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mnesithea formosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Mnesithea formosa. 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 October 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mnesithea formosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mnesithea formosa. Published online. Accessed: October 01 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mnesithea formosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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