Triplasis americana

Triplasis americana

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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

Synonyms edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

Primary references edit

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

English: perennial sandgrass
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