| Arthropogon | |
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| Arthropogon piptostachyus[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Paspaleae |
| Subtribe: | Arthropogoninae |
| Genus: | Arthropogon Nees[1] |
| Type species | |
| Arthropogon villosus | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Arthropogon is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family.[4][5][6][7]
Species
[edit]- Arthropogon filifolius Filg. — endemic to Brazil, in Goiás and Minas Gerais states, and the Distrito Federal.
- Arthropogon piptostachyus (Griseb.) Pilg. — Cuba, Jamaica.
- Arthropogon sorengii Gir.-Cañas — endemic to Colombia, in Vaupés Department.
- Arthropogon villosus Nees — Brazil, Bolivia.
- Arthropogon xerachne Ekman — endemic to Brazil, in São Paulo and Paraná states.
Formerly included
[edit]Some species formerly in Arthropogon are reclassified in the genera Altoparadisium or Canastra, and include:[3]
- Arthropogon bolivianus — Altoparadisium scabrum
- Arthropogon lanceolatus — Canastra lanceolata
- Arthropogon rupestris — Altoparadisium scabrum
- Arthropogon scaber — Altoparadisium scabrum
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel 1829 Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2(1): 319-320 in Latin
- ^ illustration from Albert S. Hitchcock, Manual of the grasses of the West Indies. Washington, D.C., United States Government Printing Office, 1936. Figure 100 (page 158).
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Filgueiras, T. S., G. Davidse, F. O. Zuloaga & O. Morrone. 2001. The establishment of the new genus Altoparadisium and a reevaluation of Arthropogon (Poaceae, Paniceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88(2): 351–372
- ^ Filgueiras, T. S. 1982. Taxonomia e distribuicao de Arthropgon Nees (Gramineae). Bradea 3: 303–322
- ^ The Plant List search for Arthropogon
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744. In P. M. Jørgensen, M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck (eds.) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis
- ^ Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Florística 10: 7–236
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