Aakia

Aakia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Tribe:	Paspaleae
Subtribe:	Paspalinae
Genus:	Aakia ; J.R. Grande, 2014
Species:	A. tuerckheimii
Binomial name
	Aakia tuerckheimii; (Hack.) J.R.Grande

Last updated November 15, 2025

Aakia is a monotypic genus of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found in Central America and contains only the species Aakia tuerckheimii.^[1]^[2] It was described by J.R. Grande in Phytoneuron in 2014.^[3]

External links

Image of specimen at the University of Michigan Herbarium

References

↑ "Aakia J.R.Grande | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
↑ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Aakia)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
↑ "Aakia tuerckheimii (Hack.) J.R.Grande, 2014". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

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[1] "Aakia J.R.Grande | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

[2] taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Aakia)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

[3] "Aakia tuerckheimii (Hack.) J.R.Grande, 2014". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

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