Nastus

Nastus elatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Hickeliinae
Genus: Nastus
Species: N. ambrensis – N. aristatus – N. borbonicus – N. decaryanus – N. elongatus – N. emirnensis – N. humbertianus – N. lokohoensis – N. madagascariensis – N. manongarivensis – N. perrieri – N. tsaratananensis

Name

• Nastus Juss., Gen. Pl.: 34 (1789)
• Type species: Nastus borbonicus J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 580 (1791)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Oreiostachys Gamble, Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 10: 685 (1908).
  • Stemmatospermum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 144 (1812).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Mascareñas Réunion 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. : 34.

Additional references

• WCVP . Nastus in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 25 . Reference page. 
• Widjaja, E.A. & Wong, K.M. 2016. New combinations in Chloothamnus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), a genus of Malesian bamboos formerly confused with Nastus. Sandakania 22(2016): 37-40. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Nastus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Nastus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Nastus. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

فارسی: ناستوس
മലയാളം: നാസ്റ്റസ്

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