Olyra latifolia
Olyra latifolia

Taxonavigation edit

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: Olyra latifolia

Name edit

Olyra latifolia L., 1759

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Stipa latifolia (L.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 449 (1825).
  • Heterotypic
    • Olyra paniculata Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 347 (1788).
    • Olyra arundinacea Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 197 (1816).
    • Olyra cordifolia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 198 (1816).
    • Olyra pubescens Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 18 (1823).
    • Olyra brevifolia Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 402 (1827).
    • Olyra scabra Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 306 (1829).
    • Olyra brasiliensis Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 210 (1831), nom. illeg.
    • Olyra media Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 210 (1831).
    • Olyra guineensis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 37 (1853).
    • Olyra surinamensis Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 36 (1853).
    • Olyra latifolia var. arundinacea (Kunth) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 535 (1864).
    • Olyra cordifolia var. scabriuscula Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 317 (1877).
    • Olyra latifolia var. glabriuscula Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 316 (1877), nom. superfl.
    • Olyra latifolia var. pubescens (Raddi) Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 316 (1877).
    • Olyra latifolia var. vestita Henrard in A.A.Pulle, Fl. Suriname 1: 121 (1943).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Paraguay
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
    • Introduced into:
      • Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

  • 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. : 2:1261.

Additional references edit

  • 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 edit

Vernacular names edit

español: carrycillo
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