Stapfochloa

Stapfochloa is a genus of grasses.[1] It is also in the subfamily Chloridoideae, and the Cynodonteae tribe.[2]

Stapfochloa
Stapfochloa canterae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Clade: PACMAD clade
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Stapfochloa
H.Scholz

Its native range is from Texas (USA) and Mexico, to tropical and subtropical South America (within the countries of Argentina, the Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Windward Islands) and also tropical Africa (within Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda).[1]

The genus name of Stapfochloa is in honour of Otto Stapf (1857–1933), an Austrian born botanist and taxonomist.[3] It was first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.34 on page 131 in 2004.[1]

Accepted species

According to Kew;[1]

  • Stapfochloa berroi (Arechav.) P.M.Peterson
  • Stapfochloa canterae (Arechav.) P.M.Peterson
  • Stapfochloa ciliata (Sw.) P.M.Peterson
  • Stapfochloa elata (Desv.) P.M.Peterson
  • Stapfochloa grandiflora (Roseng. & Izag.) Wipff & Shaw
  • Stapfochloa lamproparia (Stapf) H.Scholz
  • Stapfochloa parodiana (Roseng. & Izag.) Wipff & Shaw
  • Stapfochloa parvispicula (Caro & E.A.Sánchez) P.M.Peterson

The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, they only list the following species; Stapfochloa berroi, Stapfochloa canterae, Stapfochloa ciliata, Stapfochloa elata and Stapfochloa lamproparia.[4]

References
  1. "Stapfochloa H.Scholz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. Soreng, Robert J.; Peterson, Paul M.; Romaschenko, Konstantin; Davidse, Gerrit; Teisher, Jordan K.; Clark, Lynn G.; Barberá, Patricia; Gillespie, Lynn J.; Zuloaga, Fernando O. (2017). "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 55 (4): 259–290. doi:10.1111/jse.12262. ISSN 1674-4918.open access
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Species of Stapfochloa H. Scholz". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.