Steinchisma

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Otachyriinae
Genus: Steinchisma

Steinchisma Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 220 (1830)

Type species: Steinchisma hians (Elliott) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 105 (1903)

Steinchisma is neuter in gender, (Nicolson, Taxon 43: 106 (1994))

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma.
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Steinchisma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Steinchisma. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
Tropicos.org 2013. Steinchisma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Steinchisma. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

English: Gaping grass