Australopyrum

Australopyrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Australopyrum
(Tzvelev) Á.Löve
Synonyms[1]
  • Agropyron section Australopyrum Tzvelev

Australopyrum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.[2][3][4]

Australopyrum genus is closely related to Agropyron, and some authors consider it part of that genus.[5][6]

Species[7]
  1. Australopyrum calcis Connor & Edgar - New Zealand South Island
  2. Australopyrum pectinatum (Labill.) Á.Löve - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania; naturalised in New Zealand
  3. Australopyrum retrofractum (Vickery) Á.Löve - New South Wales, Tasmania; naturalised in New Zealand North Island
  4. Australopyrum uncinatum Veldkamp - New Guinea
  5. Australopyrum velutinum (Nees) B.K.Simon - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
formerly included[7]

see Stenostachys

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Australopyrum (Tzvelev) Á. Löve
  2. ↑ Löve, Áskell 1984. Feddes Repertorium 95(7–8): 442
  3. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Australopyrum (Tzvelev) A.Love
  5. ↑ Tzvelev, Nikolai Nikolaievich 1973. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshchikh Rastenii 10: 35
  6. ↑ The Plant List search for Australopyrum
  7. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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