Tristachya

Tristachya

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Tristachyideae
Genus: Tristachya
Species: T. angustifolia – T. auronitens – T. avenacea – T. bequaertii – T. betsileensis – T. bicrinita – T. biseriata – T. hubbardiana – T. huillensis – T. humbertii – T. laxa – T. leiostachya – T. leucothrix – T. lualabaensis – T. nodiglumis – T. pedicellata – T. rehmannii – T. superba – T. tholloni – T. thollonii – T. viridearistata

Name

• Tristachya Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 458 (1829)
• Type species: Tristachya leiostachya Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 459 (1829)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Monopogon J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 324 (1830)
  • Loudetia Hochst. ex A.Braun, Flora 24: 713 (1841), nom. rej.
  • Apochaete (C.E.Hubb.) J.B.Phipps, Kirkia 4: 105 (1964)
  • Dolichochaete (C.E.Hubb.) J.B.Phipps, Kirkia 4: 109 (1964)
  • Muantijamvella J.B.Phipps, Kirkia 4: 106 (1964)
  • Veseyochloa J.B.Phipps, Kirkia 4: 106 (1964)
  • Isalus J.B.Phipps, Kirkia 5: 232 (1966)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America & Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, El Salvador, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Paraguay, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in C.F.P.von Martius, (1829) Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2(1): 458.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Tristachya 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, Tristachya. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Tristachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Tristachya. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans:  Drieblomgrasse
English:  Trident grasses
മലയാളം: ട്രിസ്റ്റാച്ചിയ

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