Zizaniopsis

Zizaniopsis miliacea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Oryzeae
Subtribus: Zizaniinae
Genus: Zizaniopsis
Species: Z. bonariensis – Z. killipii – Z. longhi-wagnerae – Z. microstachya – Z. miliacea – Z. villanensis

Name

• Zizaniopsis Doll & Asch. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 12 (1871)
• Type species: Zizaniopsis microstachya (Nees) Döll & Asch. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 12 (1871)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Döll, J.C. & Ascherson, P.F.A. (1871) Flora Brasiliensis 2(2): 12.

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. 2013. Zizaniopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Zizaniopsis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Zizaniopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Zizaniopsis. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Cutgrass

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