Triplasis

Triplasis purpurea

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: Gouiniinae
Genus: Triplasis
Species: T. americana – T. purpurea

Name

• Triplasis P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 81 (1812)
• Type species: Triplasis americana P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 81 (1812)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Uralepis Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 62 (1818)
  • Uralepsis Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 62 (1818)
  • Diplocea Raf., Amer. J. Sci. (New York), ed. 2, 1: 252 (1819)
  • Merisachne Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 117 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Western USA Oregon Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast Regional: Canada Ontario Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. : 81.

Additional references

• WCVP . Triplasis 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 01 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Triplasis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 3. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2014. GrassWorld, Triplasis. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 3.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Triplasis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Jan. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Triplasis. Published online. Accessed: 3 Jan. 2014.

Vernacular names

English: sandgrass
മലയാളം: ട്രിപ്ലാസിസ്

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