Festuca cyllenica

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: Loliinae
Genus: Festuca
Species: Festuca cyllenica

Name

Festuca cyllenica Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 13: 58 (1854).

• Type: Greece: "Hab. in saxosis regionis alpinas Kyllenes Peloponnesi alt. 5000–6000 ft". Heldreich s.n.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca varia subsp. cyllenica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Acht., Izv. Tsarsk. Prir. Inst. Sofiya 11: 72 (1938).
  • Festuca varia var. cyllenica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hack., Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 175 (1882).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe East Aegean Is., Greece Asia-Temperate Western Asia Türkey References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1853 publ. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1 no. 13. 114 pp., Neocomi [Como]: H. Wolfrath. MDZ Biblioteca DigitalReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca cyllenica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca cyllenica. Published online. Accessed: 22. Sep. 2025. Reference page.