Corynephorus

Corynephorus
Corynephorus canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Corynephorus
P.Beauv., 1812
Type species
Aira canescens
L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Weingaertneria Bernh.
  • Anachortus V.Jirásek & Chrtek

Corynephorus is a genus of European, North African, and Middle Eastern plants in the grass family.[1][3][4][5]

Species[2][6]
  1. Corynephorus canescens (L.) P.Beauv. - Europe (from Portugal to Norway to Russia), Morocco
  2. Corynephorus deschampsioides Bornm. - Syria, Israel, Jordan, Palestine
  3. Corynephorus divaricatus (Pourr.) Breistr. - Mediterranean and nearby regions from Spain + Morocco to Iran
  4. Corynephorus fasciculatus Boiss. & Reut. - Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Algeria
  5. Corynephorus macrantherus Boiss. & Reut. - Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia


References

  1. 1 2 Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie page 90 in Latin
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XVIII (18), figure II (2) line drawings of Corynephorus canescens; figure captions in French on caption page 12
  4. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ↑ Altervisa Flora Italiana, genere Corynephorus
  6. ↑ The Plant List search for Corynephorus
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