Zizania

Zizania aquatica Typus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Oryzeae
Subtribus: Zizaniinae
Genus: Zizania
Species: Z. aquatica – Z. latifolia – Z. palustris – Z. texana

Name

• Zizania L., Sp. Pl.: 991 (1753)
• Type species:  Zizania aquatica  L., Sp. Pl.: 991 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Fartis Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 37 (1763).
  • Elymus Mitch., Diss. Bot. Zool.: 32 (1769), nom. illeg.
  • Hydropyrum Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 252 (1827).
  • Melinum Link, Handbuch 1: 96 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Ceratochaete Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 214 (1915).

References

• Linneaus, C. von (1753) Species Plantarum 2: 991.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Zizania in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Zizania. Published on the internet. Accessed 2013 Nov. 3.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Zizania . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Zizania. Published online. Accessed 3 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wildreis
English: Wild Rice
français: Zizanie, Riz sauvage
suomi: Intiaaniriisit
中文: 菰

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