Olyra (Poaceae)

Olyra latifolia

Olyra latifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Olyreae
Subtribus: Olyrinae
Genus: Olyra
Species: O. amapana – O. bahiensis – O. buchtienii – O. caudata – O. ciliatifolia – O. davidseana – O. ecaudata – O. fasciculata – O. filiformis – O. glaberrima – O. holttumiana – O. humilis – O. jubata – O. juruana – O. latifolia – O. latispicula – O. longifolia – O. loretensis – O. maranonensis – O. obliquifolia – O. retrorsa – O. standleyi – O. tamanquareana – O. taquara – O. wurdackii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Olyra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug. 26. Reference page.

Name

Olyra L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1261. (1759)

• Type species: Olyra latifolia L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1261. (1759)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mapira Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 39, 574 (1763), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America & Africa Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1253, 1261, 1379.

Additional references

• WCVP 2022. Olyra 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 26. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Olyra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 21. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Olyra (Poaceae). Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 21.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Olyra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Olyra. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: carrycillo
മലയാളം: ഒലിറ

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