Steinchisma

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Otachyriinae
Genus: Steinchisma

Overview of species

S. cuprea – S. decipiens – S. exiguiflora – S. hians – S. laxum – S. spathellosum – S. stenophyllum

Name

Steinchisma Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 220 (1830)

• Type species: Steinchisma hians (Elliott) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 105 (1903)
  

Steinchisma is neuter in gender, (Nicolson, Taxon 43: 106 (1994))

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cliffordiochloa B.K.Simon, Austrobaileya 3: 674 (1992)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1830. (Bulletin Botanique [Geneve] 1: 220.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Steinchisma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. 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, Steinchisma. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Steinchisma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Steinchisma. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Gaping grass