Helictochloa

Helictochloa levis

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: Helictochloinae
Genus: Helictochloa
Species: H. adsurgens – H. aetolica – H. agropyroides – H. albinervis – H. armeniaca – H. blaui – H. bromoides – H. cincinnata – H. compressa – H. crassifolia – H. dahurica – H. gervaisii – H. hackelii – H. hookeri – H. levis – H. lusitanica – H. marginata – H. murcica – H. planiculmis – H. praeusta – H. pratensis – H. pruinosa – H. versicolor

Name

Helictochloa Romero Zarco, Candollea 66: 96 (2011).

• Type species: Helictochloa bromoides (Gouan) Romero Zarco (≡ Avena bromoides Gouan)
  

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Avena sect. Pratenses Rouy, Fl. France 14: 132 (1913).
    • Type species: Avena pratensis L.
  • Avena subsect. Ecostatae St.-Yves, Candollea 4: 374 (1931).
    • Lectotype:  Avena pratensis  L. (designated by Romero Zarco 2011: 96)
  • Avenastrum ser. Pratenses Roshev. in Kom. & al., Fl. SSSR 2: 273 (1934).
    • Type species: Avena pratensis L. (≡ Avenastrum pratense (L.) Opiz).
  • Avenastrum sect. Pratavenastrum Vierh. in Verh. Ges. Deutsch. Naturf. 85: 672 (1914).
    • Helictotrichon subgen. Pratavenastrum (Vierh.) Holub in Nemec. & al., Philipp Maxmillian Opiz Bedeut. Pflanzentaxon.: 125 (1958).
    • Type species: Avena pratensis L. (≡ Avenastrum pratense (L.) Opiz).
  • Avenochloa Holub in Acta Horti Bot. Prag. 1962: 82 (1962), nom. illeg.
    • Type species: Avena planiculmis Schrad. (≡ Avenochloa planiculmis (Schrad.) Holub).
  • Helictotrichon sect. Scleravenastrum Holub in Nemec. & al., Philipp Maxmillian Opiz Bedeut. Pflanzentaxon.: 126 (1958).
    • Avenula sect. Scleravenastrum (Holub) Holub in Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 11: 294 (1976).
    • Type species: Avena hackelii Henriq. (≡ Helictotrichon hackelii (Henriq.) Henrard)
• Misapplied names
  • Avenula auct. mult. non (Dumort.) Dumort.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya. Regional: Russian Far East Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye. Regional: China China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang. Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent West Himalaya. Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Northwest Territories, Yukon. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Montana, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Vermont. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Romero Zarco, C. 2011. Helictochloa Romero Zarco (Poaceae), a new genus of oat grass. Candollea 66(1): 87–103. DOI: 10.15553/c2011v661a6 PDF Reference page.  66: 96

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Helictochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Helictochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Helictochloa. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• русский: Овсец
• 中文: 异燕麦属

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