Amphicarpum

Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Boivinellinae
Genus: Amphicarpum
Species: A. amphicarpon – A. muehlenbergianum

Name

• Amphicarpum Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 28 (1829)
• Type species: Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 352 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Eastern USA Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, K.S. (1829) Révision des Graminées 1(2): 28.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Amphicarpum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. 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, Amphicarpum. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Amphicarpum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Amphicarpum. Published online. Accessed 27 Oct. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Amphicarpum.

Vernacular names

English: maidencane
മലയാളം: ആംഫികാർപം

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