Spinifex

Spinifex longifolius

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Spinifex
Species: S. hirsutus – S. littoreus – S. longifolius – S. sericeus
Nothospecies: S. x alterniflorus

Name

• Spinifex L., Mant. Pl. 2: 163 (1771)
• Type species: Spinifex littoreus  (Burm.f.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 229 (1912)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ixalum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 92 (1786), nom. nud.

References

• Linneaus, C. von (1771) Mantissa Plantarum 163, 300.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Spinifex in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Spinifex. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Spinifex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Spinifex. Published online. Accessed 30 Nov. 2013.

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