Cinnastrum

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Cinnastrum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Cinnastrum
(Kunth) E.Fourn.
Species:
C. poiforme
Binomial name
Cinnastrum poiforme
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy
  • Agrostis poiformisWilld. ex Steud. (1840), pro syn.
  • Arundo pooidesPoir. (1816)
  • Calamagrostis poiformis(Kunth) Beal (1896)
  • Calamagrostis pooidesTrin. ex Steud. (1840), pro syn.
  • Calamovilfa poiformis(Kunth) M.E.Jones (1912)
  • Cinna miliaceaGriseb. ex E.Fourn. (1886), pro syn.
  • Cinna poiformis(Kunth) Scribn. & Merr. (1901)
  • Cinnastrum miliaceumE.Fourn. (1886)
  • Deyeuxia poiformisKunth (1816) (basionym)
  • Poa subnudiflora Kunth(1829), nom. superfl.
  • Poa subuniflora Kunth(1829)

Cinnastrum is a genus of grasses. It includes a single species, Cinnastrum poiforme, a perennial which ranges from northeastern Mexico to Guatemala and from Costa Rica to Venezuela and Bolivia. In Colombia it grows in the Andes at high elevations (3000 to 4000 meters). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cinnastrum poiforme (Kunth) E.Fourn". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 May 2025.