Chionochloa crassiuscula

Chionochloa crassiuscula

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: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Chionochloa
Species: Chionochloa crassiuscula
Subspecies: C. c. subsp. crassiuscula – C. c. subsp. directa – C. c. subsp. torta

Name

• Chionochloa crassiuscula (Kirk) Zotov, New Zealand J. Bot. 1: 103 (1963).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Danthonia crassiuscula Kirk, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 224 (1885).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zotov, V.D. 1963. Synopsis of the grass subfamily Arundinoideae in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 1(1): 78-136. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1963.10429323 Reference page. : 1: 103

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Chionochloa crassiuscula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chionochloa crassiuscula. Published online. Accessed: September 15 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Curled Snow Tussock

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