Jarava

Jarava

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Jarava
Species: J. castellanosii – J. filifolia – J. hypsophila – J. hystricina – J. ichu – J. juncoides – J. leptostachya – J. mattheii – J. pachypus – J. plumosa – J. pseudoichu – lastJ. scabrifolia –

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Jarava in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 23. Reference page.

Name

• Jarava Ruiz et Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 2 (1794)
• Type species: Jarava ichu Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 1: 5 (1798)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Uruguay Regionalː Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Ecuador, Peru Regionalː Brazil Brazil South Regionalː Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regionalː Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: California, Cape Provinces, New South Wales, Palestine, South Australia, Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis prodromus, sive Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium descriptiones, et icones. XXII + 154 pp., 37 tt. Sancha, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. ː 2.

Additional references

• Romaschenko, K., Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.J., Garcia-Jacas, N., Futoma, O. & Susanna, A. 2008. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the American Stipeae (Poaceae) resolves Jarava sensu lato polyphyletic: evidence for a new genus, Pappostipa. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2(1): 165–192. JSTOR BHL PDF Reference page. 
• Barber, J.C., Hames, K.A., Cialdella, A.M., Giussani, L. & Morrone, O. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of Piptochaetium Presl (Poaceae: Stipeae) and related genera reconstructed from nuclear and chloroplast sequence datasets. Taxon, 58 (2): 375–380.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Jarava in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr. 17. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Jarava. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Jarava. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr. 2023. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Jarava. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr. 2023. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: rice grass

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