Castellia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Loliinae
Genus: Castellia
Species: C. tuberculosa

Name

Castellia Tineo, Pl. Rar. Sicil.: 17 (1846).

• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Palestine. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Pakistan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tineo, V. 1846. Pl. Rar. Sicil.: 17.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Castellia 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, Castellia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Castellia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Castellia. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.