Airopsis

Airopsis tenella

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Brizinae
Genus: Airopsis
Species: A. tenella

Name

• Airopsis Desv., J. Bot. (Paris) 1: 200 (1808)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aeropsis Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 298 (1899).
• Heterotypic
  • Sphaerella Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 320 (1901), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Sicilia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A. 1808. Journal de Botanique, Rédigé par une Société di Botanistes (Desvaux) 1: 200.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Airopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Airopsis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Airopsis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013. Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2013. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Airopsis. Accessed: 2013 27 Oct..

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