Uniola

Uniola paniculata Typus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Uniolinae
Genus: Uniola
Species: U. condensata – U. paniculata – U. peruviana – U. pittieri – U. virgata

Name

• Uniola L., Sp. Pl.: 71 (1753)
• Type species: Uniola paniculata L., Sp. Pl.: 71 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Trisiola Raf., Fl. Ludov.: 144 (1817).
  • Nevroctola Raf., Neogenyton: 4 (1825), nom. superfl.
  • Leptochloopsis H.O.Yates, S. W. Naturalist 11: 382 (1966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is. Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional:Western South America Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 71. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Uniola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Uniola. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Uniola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Uniola. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: seaoats

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