Amelichloa

Amelichloa ambigua

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: Stipeae
Genus: Amelichloa
Species: A. ambigua – A. brachychaeta – A. brevipes – A. caudata – A. clandestina

Name

• Amelichloa Arriaga & Barkworth, Sida 22: 146 (2006)
• Type species: Amelichloa ambigua (Speg.) Arriaga & Barkworth, Sida 22: 147 (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Uruguay Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Uruguay Introduced into: California, Cape Provinces, Great Britain, New South Wales, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Oregon, Spain, Tasmania, Texas, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Arriaga, M.O. & Barkworth, M.E. 2006. Amelichloa: a new genus in the Stipeae (Poaceae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany 22(1): 145-149. JSTOR Reference page.  p. 146

Additional references

• Cialdella, A.M., Salariato, D.L., Aagesen, L., Giussani, L.M., Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. 2010. Phylogeny of New World Stipeae (Poaceae): an evaluation of the monophyly of Aciachne and Amelichloa. Cladistics 26(6): 563–578. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2010.00310.x Reference page. 
• Cialdella, A.M., Sede, S.M., Romaschenko, K., Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.J., Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. 2014. Phylogeny of Nassella (Stipeae, Pooideae, Poaceae) based on analyses of chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA and morphology. Systematic Botany 39(3): 814-828. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X681419 PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Amelichloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Amelichloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Amelichloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Amelichloa. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amelichloa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.  does not accept Amelichloa ambigua as a legitimate species

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