Muhlenbergia peruviana

Muhlenbergia peruviana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Muhlenbergiinae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species: Muhlenbergia peruviana

Name

Muhlenbergia peruviana (P.Beauv.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 41 (1840).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Clomena peruviana P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 28 (1812).
• Homotypic
  • Agrostis peruviana (P.Beauv.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 262 (1824).
  • Muhlenbergia clomena Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 64 (1829), nom. superfl.
  • Epicampes clomena (P.Beauv.) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 14: 7 (1912).
• Heterotypic
  • Clomena peruviana var. pulvinata Nees, Gramineae: 12 (1841).
  • Muhlenbergia nana Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 262 (1846).
  • Muhlenbergia pusilla Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 177 (1854).
  • Muhlenbergia bourgaei E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 86 (1886).
  • Muhlenbergia pulcherrima Scribn. ex Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 240 (1896).
  • Muhlenbergia peruviana var. elatior Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 357 (1898).
  • Muhlenbergia peruviana var. pulvinata (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 357 (1898).
  • Muhlenbergia peruviana var. subcaespitosa Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 357 (1898).
  • Muhlenbergia peruviana f. versicolor Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 357 (1898).
  • Muhlenbergia peruviana f. viridis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 357 (1898).
  • Muhlenbergia peruviana var. breviaristata Hack. in O.Buchtien, Contr. Fl. Bolivia 1: 72 (1910).
  • Epicampes bourgaei (E.Fourn.) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 14: 7 (1912), nom. illeg.
  • Muhlenbergia herzogiana Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 40: 58 (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, New Mexico Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Central America Guatemala References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E.Th. 1840–1841. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : ed. 2, 1: 41.

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Muhlenbergia peruviana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Muhlenbergia peruviana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Muhlenbergia peruviana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Muhlenbergia peruviana. Published online. Accessed: September 04 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Peruvian muhly

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