Cyathopus

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Cyathopus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Cinninae
Genus: Cyathopus
Stapf
Species:
C. sikkimensis
Binomial name
Cyathopus sikkimensis

Cyathopus is a genus of Himalayan plants in the grass family. [1] [2] The only known species is Cyathopus sikkimensis, native to the mountains of Bhutan, Yunnan, Sikkim, Nepal, Uttarakhand, and nearby regions. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Stapf, Otto. 1895. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 24: plate 2395 + subsequent text page line drawing of Cyathopus sikkimensis, descriptions in Latin, commentary and figure captions in English
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 364 锡金杯禾 xi jin bei he Cyathopus sikkimensis Stapf, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 24: t. 2395. 1895.
  4. Bor, N. L. 1960. Grass. Burma, Ceylon, India & Pakistan i–767. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
  5. Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668
  6. Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh