Vossia (Poaceae)

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: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Rhytachninae
Genus: Vossia
Species: V. cuspidata

Vossia Wall. & Griff., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 5: 572 (1836), nom. cons.

monotypic taxon
Type species: Vossia procera Wall. & Griff., nom. illeg. superfl. = Vossia cuspidata (Roxb.) Griff.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- Regional: Africa, Assam to Indo-China
  - Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Griffith, W. 1836. Description of some Grasses which form part of the vegetation in the Jheels of the district of Sylhet. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 5: 570–575. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Vossia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Vossia (Poaceae). Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Vossia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Vossia. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013. Reference page.