Tridens (Poaceae)

Tridens muticus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Pappophorinae
Genus: Tridens
Species: T. albescens – T. ambiguus – T. brasiliensis – T. carolinianus – T. chapmanii – T. congestus – T. flaccidus – T. flavus – T. hackelii – T. nicorae – T. × oklahomensis – T. riograndensis – T. strictus – T. texanus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Tridens (Poaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 07. Reference page.

Name

• Tridens Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 2: 34 (1817)
• Type species: Tridens carolinianus (Steud.) Henrard, Blumea 3: 424 (1940)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tricuspis P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 77 (1812), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Windsoria Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 70 (1818).
  • Gossweilerochloa Renvoize, Kew Bull. 33: 525 (1979).
  • Antonella Caro, Dominguezia 2: 18 (1981).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1817. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 1. XXVIII+642 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 34, 599.

Additional references

• WCVP . Tridens (Poaceae) in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 07 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Tridens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Tridens (Poaceae). Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Tridens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Tridens. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ട്രൈഡൻസ്
中文: 三齿稃属

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