Aeluropus

Aeluropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aeluropus
Trin.
Type species
Aeluropus laevis
(syn of A. lagopoides)
Trin.
Synonyms[1]
  • Calotheca Spreng. 1817, illegitimate homonym not Desv. 1810 (syn of Briza)
  • Chamaedactylis T.Nees

Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.[2][3][4][5]

Species[1][6][7][8]
  1. Aeluropus badghyzii Tzvelev - Turkmenistan
  2. Aeluropus laciniatus Khodash. - Iran
  3. Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands
  4. Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China
  5. Aeluropus macrostachyus Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  6. Aeluropus pilosus (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang
formerly included[1]

see Dactylis Odyssea

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.