Trisetaria nitida

Trisetaria nitida

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: Trisetaria
Species: Trisetaria nitida

Name

Trisetaria nitida (Desf.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 92 (1942)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Avena nitida Desf. in Fl. Atlant. 1: 102 (1798)
  • Trisetum nitidum (Desf.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 97 (1805)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Maire, (1942)Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 33: 92

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. Trisetaria nitida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Trisetaria nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Trisetaria nitida. Published online. Accessed: November 19 2025. Reference page.

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