Thuarea

Thuarea involuta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Thuarea
Species: T. involuta – T. perrieri

Name

• Thuarea Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 110 (1805)
• Type species: Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 35(II.70): s.p. (1817)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Microthuareia A.Thouars, Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 3 (1806), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Ornithocephalochloa Kurz, J. Bot. 13: 332 (1875).
  • Thouarsia Kuntze, T.E.von Post & C.E.O.Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan. 1: 558 (1903), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is. Extinct in: Sri Lanka Introduced into: Tokelau-Manihiki References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis Plantarum: seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 110.

Additional references

• WCVP . Thuarea in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Thuarea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Thuarea. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Thuarea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Thuarea. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Kuroiwa grass
فارسی: ثوار
മലയാളം: തുവാരിയ
中文: 砂滨草属

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