Jouvea
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| Jouvea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Jouvea E.Fourn.[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| J. straminea E.Fourn.[2] | |
| Species | |
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Endemic to the New World, Jouvea is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. Its two species are distributed from Mexico's Pacific coast to Central America. It grows on mud flats and coastal sand dunes.[2]
Jouvea's closest relative in the Chloridoideae subfamily is likely Monanthochloe; both share the characteristic of distichously arranged leaves, and within species both have their staminate and pistillate flowers on separate plants.[2]
Jouvea was named for the French botanist Joseph Duval-Jouve (1810–1883)[4]
References
- ↑ The Genus Jouvea was first named and identified in Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique xv. (1876) 475.. "Plant Name Details for 'Poaceae Jouvea E.Fourn.". IPNI. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Paul M. Peterson, Robert D. Webster, and Jesus Valdes-Reyna (1997). "Genera of New World Eragrostideae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Botany (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press) 87: p.31; Chpt. 15. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Query Results for Genus Jouvea". IPNI. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ↑ Michael G. Simpson. "Some Plants of Baja California, Mexico". San Diego, California: San Diego State University. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
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