Zeugites

Zeugites americanus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Zeugiteae
Genus: Zeugites
Species: Z. americanus – Z. capillaris – Z. hackelii – Z. hintonii – Z. latifolius – Z. munroanus – Z. panamensis – Z. pittieri – Z. sagittatus – Z. smilacifolius

Name

• Zeugites P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 341 (1756), nom. cons.
• Type species: Zeugites americanus Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 204 (1805)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Senites Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 39, 604 (1763), nom. superfl.

• Heterotypic
  • Calderonella Soderstr. & H.F.Decker in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 427 (1973)
  • Despretzia Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 2: 485 (1831)
  • Krombholzia Rupr. ex E.Fourn. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 15: 464 (1876)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: America Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Browne, P. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts. London. BHL Reference page. : 341.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Zeugites in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Zeugites. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Zeugites. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Zeugites. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: സ്യൂഗൈറ്റുകൾ

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