Triplasis americana

Triplasis americana

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: Triplasis americana

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sieglingia americana (P.Beauv.) Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 466 (1896).
• Heterotypic
  • Uralepis cornuta Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 580 (1821).
  • Tricuspis cornuta (Elliott) A.Gray, Manual: 590 (1848).
  • Triplasis cornuta (Elliott) Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 111 (1881).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina 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

• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Triplasis americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Triplasis americana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Triplasis americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Triplasis americana. Published online. Accessed: September 01 2022.

Vernacular names

English: perennial sandgrass

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