Micranthus

Micranthus alopecuroideus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Watsonieae
Genus: Micranthus
Species: M. alopecuroideus

Name

Micranthus (Pers.) Eckl. (1827)

• Type species: M. alopecuroideus (L.) Ecklon

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gladiolus subgen. Micranthus Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 46. 1805.

• Homotypic
  • Beilia Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 43. 1827, nom. inval.
  • Beilia (Baker) Eckl. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 305. 1898.
  • Paulomagnusia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 702. 1891 [1].
  • Watsonia [infragen.unranked] Beilia Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 158. 1877 [2].
  • Watsonia [infragen.unranked] Micranthus (Pers.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 159. 1877 [3].
  • Watsonia subg. Micranthus Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg. 44. 1828 [4].

Notes

• Homonyms
  • Micranthus J.C.Wendl. (1798) nom. rej. = Phaulopsis Willd.
  • Micranthus Roth (1821), nom. illeg. = Rotala L.

References

• Ecklon, C.F. 1827. Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 43.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Micranthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 08-Apr-12.

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