Vossia (Poaceae)

Vossia cuspidata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Rhytachninae
Genus: Vossia
Species: V. cuspidata

Name

Vossia Wall. & Griff., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 5: 572 (1836), nom. cons.

• conserved against Vossia Adans. (1763), nom. rej.

• monotypic taxon
• Type species: Vossia procera Wall. & Griff., nom. illeg. superfl. = Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.

References

Primary references

• Griffith, W. 1836. Description of some Grasses which form part of the vegetation in the Jheels of the district of Sylhet. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 5: 570–575. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Vossia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Vossia (Poaceae). Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Vossia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Vossia. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.