Airopsis

Airopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Airopsis
Desv.[1]
Binomial name
Airopsis tenella
(Cav.) Coss. & Durieu
Synonyms[2]
  • Aeropsis Asch. & Graebn.
  • Sphaerella Bubani
  • Milium tenellum Cav.
  • Agrostis tenella (Cav.) Poir.
  • Aeropsis tenella (Cav.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Aira globosa Thore
  • Airopsis globosa (Thore) Desv.
  • Paspalum globosum (Thore) Raspail
  • Briza globosa (Thore) Mutel
  • Sphaerella pumila Bubani

Airopsis is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family.[3][4]

Species[2]

The only accepted species is Airopsis tenella, native to the western Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.[5]

formerly included[2]

Numerous other species were once included in Airopsis but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Aira Antinoria Dissanthelium Eragrostis Pentameris Periballia Poa Sphenopholis

  • Airopsis agrostidea – Antinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis ampla – Pentameris ampla
  • Airopsis aurea – Pentameris aurea
  • Airopsis brevifolia – Poa secunda
  • Airopsis candolei – Antinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis capillaris – Aira elegantissima
  • Airopsis caryophyllea – Aira caryophyllea
  • Airopsis cupaniana – Aira cupaniana
  • Airopsis insularis – Antinoria insularis
  • Airopsis involucrata – Periballia involucrata
  • Airopsis jubata – Eragrostis japonica
  • Airopsis laevis – Periballia laevis
  • Airopsis lendigera – Periballia laevis
  • Airopsis millegrana – Eragrostis airoides
  • Airopsis minuta – Periballia minuta
  • Airopsis multiculmis – Antinoria insularis
  • Airopsis obtusata – Sphenopholis obtusata
  • Airopsis pallida – Pentameris ampla
  • Airopsis peruviana – Dissanthelium peruvianum
  • Airopsis praecox – Aira praecox
  • Airopsis pulchella – Aira tenorei
  • Airopsis setacea – Aira elegantissima
  • Airopsis steudelii – Pentameris malouinensis
  • Airopsis triseta – Eriachne triseta
  • Airopsis tuberculata – Pentameris setifolia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique (Desvaux) 1: 200
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  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. ↑ Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Nebbia globosa, Airopsis tenella (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 23, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.