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Distichlis

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Distichlis
Distichlis spicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Monanthochloinae
Pilg. ex Potztal
Genus: Distichlis
Raf.
Type species
Distichlis maritima
(syn of D. spicata)
Synonyms[1]
  • Reederochloa Soderstr. & H.F.Decker
  • Monanthochloe Engelm.
  • Halochloa Griseb. 1879, illegitimate homonym not Kütz. 1843
  • Brizopyrum J.Presl 1830, illegitimate homonym not Link 1827 nor Stapf 1898

Distichlis is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5][6] Plants in this genus are dioecious, have rhizomes or stolons, and have conspicuously distichous leaves.[3]

Species

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Species included in Distichlis include:[1][7]

Formerly included

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Species formerly included in Distichlis include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel 1819. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 89: 104
  3. ^ a b Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded Distichlis (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters. Systematic Botany (3): 536–551.
  4. ^ Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: [i–ii], 1–259
  5. ^ Negritto, M. A., L. R. Servivanti & A. M. Anton. 2003. 19. Poaceae, parte 5. Tribu Eragrostideae. Flora Fanerogámica Argentina 86: 1–68
  6. ^ Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
  7. ^ The Plant List, search for Distichlis