Aegilops

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Subtribus: Triticinae
Genus: Aegilops
Species: (23)
A. bicornis – A. biuncialis – A. columnaris – A. comosa – A. crassa – A. cylindrica – A. geniculata – A. juvenalis – A. kotschyi – A. longissima – A. markgrafii – A. mutica – A. neglecta – A. peregrina – A. searsii – A. sharonensis – A. speltoides – A. tauschii – A. triuncialis – A. umbellulata – A. uniaristata – A. vavilovii – A. ventricosa
Nothospecies: A. × insulae-cypri

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aegilops in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 31. Reference page.

Name

Aegilops L., Sp. Pl.: 1050 (1753), nom. cons.; Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 470 (1754).

Type species: Aegilops triuncialis L., Sp. Pl.: 1051 (1753); typ. cons..

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Aegicon Adanson, Fam. 2: 36, 513 (1763).
- Perlaria Heist. ex Fabr., Enum., ed. 2: 371 (1763), nom. superfl.
- Aegilopodes Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 207 (1982).
- Triticum sect. Aegilops (L.) Godr. & Gren., Fl. France 3: 601 (1856).
- Triticum subg. Aegilops (L.) Schmalh. Fl. Ssredn. Jushn. Rossii 2: 661 (1879).
- Triticum subg. Aegilops (L.) C.Yen & J.L.Yang, Xiao mai zu sheng wu xi tong xue 1: 124 (1999), isonym.
Heterotypic
- Amblyopyrum Eig, Agric. Rec. Agric. Exp. Sta. Tel Aviv 2: 199 (1929).
- Aegilemma Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 207 (1982).
- Aegilonearum Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 208 (1982).
- Chennapyrum Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 207 (1982).
- Comopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 207 (1982).
- Cylindropyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 207 (1982).
- Gastropyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 208 (1982).
- Kiharapyrum Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 207 (1982).
- Orrhopygium Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 206 (1982).
- Patropyrum Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 206 (1982).
- Sitopsis (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve, Biol. Zentralbl. 101: 206 (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Central European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Primorye.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia.
- Regional: China
  - China North-Central, China Southeast, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Korea.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1050. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 470. Reference page.

Additional references

Zhukovsky, P.M. (Жуковский, П.М.) 1928. Критико-систематический обзор видов рода Aegilops L. [Specierum generis Aegilopis L. revisio critica – A critical-systematical survey of the species of the genus Aegilopis L.] Trudy po Prikladnoi Botanike, Genetike i Selektsii 18(1): 417–609. (Russian) Google Books [Reprint] Reference page.
Scholz, H. & van Slageren, M.W.S.J.M. 1994. (1089) Proposal to conserve Aegilops caudata (Gramineae) with a conserved type. Taxon 43(2): 293–296. DOI: 10.2307/1222893 JSTOR Reference page. [not approved, cf. Taxon 45(4): 675, 1996; Aegilops markgrafii is the valid name].

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aegilops in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 31. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Aegilops. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
Tropicos.org 2013. Aegilops. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Aegilops in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 Nov. 1.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Aegilops. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aegilops in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 23 March 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aegilops. .

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Walche
English: Goatgrasses
suomi: Pukinvehnät
հայերեն: Այծակն
日本語: エギロプス属
русский: Коленница