Cryptochloa

Cryptochloa capillata

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: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Olyreae
Subtribus: Olyrinae
Genus: Cryptochloa
Species: C. capillata – C. concinna – C. decumbens – C. dressleri – C. soderstromii – C. strictiflora – C. unispiculata – C. variana

Name

• Cryptochloa Swallen, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 317 (1942)
• Type species: Cryptochloa variana Swallen, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 318 (1942)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swallen, J.R. (1942) Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 29(4): 317.

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. Cryptochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 21. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Cryptochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 21.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Cryptochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Cryptochloa. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2013. Reference page.

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