Cutandia

Cutandia memphitica

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: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Parapholiinae
Genus: Cutandia
Species: C. dichotoma – C. divaricata – C. maritima – C. memphitica – C. rigescens – C. stenostachya

Name

• Cutandia Willk., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 18: 130 (1860)
• Type species: Cutandia memphitica (Spreng.) Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 118 (1881)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Central Asia Afganistán, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Regionalː Southwestern Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye Regionalː Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia Regionalː Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Western Sahara Regionalː Macaronesia Canary Is., Cape Verde Continental: Europe Regionalː Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Regionalː Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia Introduced into: California, Germany Doubtfully present in: NW. Balkan Pen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willkomm, H.M. (1860) Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 18: 130.

Additional references

• (2025). https://web.archive.org/web/20130711094433/https://doi/. org/10.3897/phytokeys.266.173731. epublication.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Cutandia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Cutandia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Cutandia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Cutandia. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• مصرى: صميمياء
• العربية: صميميا
• English: Memphisgrass
• suomi: Sukkulaheinät
• עברית: חולית
• hrvatski: Kutandija
• മലയാളം: കട്ടാണ്ടിയ
• 中文: 滨硬禾属

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