Koeleria caudata

Koeleria caudata

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: Aveninae
Genus: Koeleria
Species: Koeleria caudata

Name

Koeleria caudata (Link) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 293 (1854)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Airochloa caudata Link in Linnaea 17: 405 (1844)
  • Koeleria splendens subsp. caudata (Link) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 360 (1900)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal Doubtfully present in: Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1853–1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars I. Gramineae. 475 pp. J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. ː 1:293.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Koeleria caudata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Koeleria caudata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Koeleria caudata. Published online. Accessed: November 15 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Koeleria caudata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: خويفيرة ذنبية

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