Cynosurus

Cynosurus cristatus

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: Cynosurinae
Genus: Cynosurus
Species: C. cristatus – C. peltieri – C. polybracteatus

Name

Cynosurus L. Sp. Pl. 1: 72. (1753)

• Type species: Cynosurus cristatus L. Sp. Pl. 1: 72. (1753)}}
  

Note: This is a view of Cynosurus s.s. emended by Tkatch et al. (2024)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 72. Reference page. 
• Tkach, N., Rasti, S.L. & Röser, M. 2024. Disentangling conflicting molecular phylogenetic signals in nuclear and plastid DNA of the western Eurasian-Mediterranean grass genus Cynosurus and its relatives (Poaceae subtribes Cynosurinae and Parapholiinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 201-108204: 1-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108204 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cynosurus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Cynosurus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sept. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Cynosurus. Published online. Accessed: 21. Sept. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cynosurus. .

Vernacular names

беларуская: Грэбнік
English: Dogstail
suomi: Sukapäät

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