Brachyelytrum

Brachyelytrum aristosum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Brachyelytreae
Genus: Brachyelytrum
Species: B. aristosum – B. erectum – B. japonicum

Name

• Brachyelytrum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 39 (1812)
• Type species: Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 39, 155 (1812)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea Introduced into: Puerto Rico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. : 39, 155, pl. 9, f. 2.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Brachyelytrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Brachyelytrum. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Brachyelytrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Brachyelytrum. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachyelytrum. .

Vernacular names

English: shorthusk
한국어:  담상이삭풀속
മലയാളം:  ബ്രച്ചൈലിട്രം
中文:  短颖草属

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