Crithopsis

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Crithopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Triticodae
Tribe: Triticeae
Genus: Crithopsis
Jaub. & Spach
Species:
C. delileana
Binomial name
Crithopsis delileana
(Schult.) Roshev.
Synonyms [1]
  • Elymus delileanusSchult.
  • Elymus aegyptiacusSpreng.
  • Hordeum delileanum(Schult.) Hack.
  • Elymus subulatusForssk.
  • Elymus geniculatusDelile, illegitimate homonym
  • Crithopsis rhachitrichaJaub. & Spach
  • Elymus rhachitrichusHochst. ex Jaub. & Spach
  • Crithopsis brachytrichaWalp., alternate spelling
  • Elymus brachytrichusWalp.
  • Hordeum geniculatumThell., illegitimate homonym
  • Agropyron cretenseCoustur. & Gand.
  • Eremopyrum cretense(Coustur. & Gand.) Nevski

Crithopsis is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean and nearby areas. [2] [3]

Species

The only known species is Crithopsis delileana, native to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Crete, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, and Iran. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Jaubert, Hippolyte François & Spach, Édouard. 1851. Illustrationes Plantarum Orientalium 4: page 30 plate 321.
  3. ↑ The International Plant Names Index
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