Poa calycina var. mathewsii

Poa calycina var. mathewsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Poinae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa calycina
Varietasː P. c. var. mathewsii

Name

Poa calycina var. mathewsii (Ball) Refulio, Syst. Bot. 37: 130 (2012)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Deschampsia mathewsii Ball in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 60 (1885)
  • Dissanthelium calycinum subsp. mathewsii (Ball) Soreng in Novon 8: 201 (1998)
  • Dissanthelium mathewsii (Ball) R.C.Foster & L.B.Sm. in Phytologia 12: 249 (1965)
• Heterotypic
  • Dissanthelium bourgaei E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 113 (1886)
  • Dissanthelium sclerochloides Steud. ex E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 112 (1886)
  • Dissanthelium semitectum Swallen & Tovar in Phytologia 11: 370 (1965)
  • Poa sclerochloides Steud. ex E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 112 (1886), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Western South America Bolivia, Peru Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Refulio-Rodriguez, N.F., Columbus, J.T., Gillespie, L.J., Peterson, P.M. & Soreng, R.J. 2012. Molecular Phylogeny of Dissanthelium (Poaceae: Pooideae) and its Taxonomic Implications. Systematic Botany 37(1): 122–133. DOI: 0.1600/036364412X616701 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. , 139

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 
• Soreng, R.J. & Peterson, P.M. (2012). Revision of Poa L. (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae, Poinae) in Mexico: new records, re-evaluation of P. ruprechtii, and two new species, P. palmeri and P. wendtii. PhytoKeys 15: 1-104..}

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa calycina var. mathewsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Poa calycina var. mathewsii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa calycina var. mathewsii. Published online. Accessed: December 27 2025. Reference page.

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