Aeluropus

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Aeluropus
Aeluropus littoralis (Les Chalets Gruissan 14).JPG
Aeluropus littoralis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Aeluropodinae
Genus: Aeluropus
Trin.
Type species
Aeluropus laevis
(syn of A. lagopoides)
Synonyms [1]
  • CalothecaSpreng. 1817, illegitimate homonym not Desv. 1810 (syn of Briza)
  • ChamaedactylisT.Nees

Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Species [1] [6] [7] [8]
formerly included [1]

see Dactylis Odyssea

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant families
  2. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. Trinius, Carl Bernhard von 1820. Fundamenta agrostographiae, sive Theoria constructionis floris graminei; adjecta synopsi generum graminum hucusque cognitorum page 143 description in Latin
  5. Trinius, Carl Bernhard von 1820. Fundamenta agrostographiae, sive Theoria constructionis floris graminei; adjecta synopsi generum graminum hucusque cognitorum plate XII (12) line drawings of Aeluropus laevis (syn of A. lagopoides); captions on page 212
  6. The Plant List search for Aeluropus
  7. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 458 獐毛属 zhang mao shu Aeluropus Trinius, Fund. Agrost. 143. 1820.
  8. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Aeluropus