Airopsis

Airopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Airopsis
Desv.[1]
Binomial name
Airopsis tenella
(Cav.) Coss. & Durieu
Synonyms[2]
  • Aeropsis Asch. & Graebn.
  • Sphaerella Bubani
  • Milium tenellum Cav.
  • Agrostis tenella (Cav.) Poir.
  • Aeropsis tenella (Cav.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Aira globosa Thore
  • Airopsis globosa (Thore) Desv.
  • Paspalum globosum (Thore) Raspail
  • Briza globosa (Thore) Mutel
  • Sphaerella pumila Bubani

Airopsis is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family.[3][4]

Species[2]

The only accepted species is Airopsis tenella, native to the western Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.[5]

formerly included[2]

Numerous other species were once included in Airopsis but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Aira Antinoria Dissanthelium Eragrostis Pentameris Periballia Poa Sphenopholis

  • Airopsis agrostidea - Antinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis ampla - Pentameris ampla
  • Airopsis aurea - Pentameris aurea
  • Airopsis brevifolia - Poa secunda
  • Airopsis candolei - Antinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis capillaris - Aira elegantissima
  • Airopsis caryophyllea - Aira caryophyllea
  • Airopsis cupaniana - Aira cupaniana
  • Airopsis insularis - Antinoria insularis
  • Airopsis involucrata - Periballia involucrata
  • Airopsis jubata - Eragrostis japonica
  • Airopsis laevis - Periballia laevis
  • Airopsis lendigera - Periballia laevis
  • Airopsis millegrana - Eragrostis airoides
  • Airopsis minuta - Periballia minuta
  • Airopsis multiculmis - Antinoria insularis
  • Airopsis obtusata - Sphenopholis obtusata
  • Airopsis pallida - Pentameris ampla
  • Airopsis peruviana - Dissanthelium peruvianum
  • Airopsis praecox - Aira praecox
  • Airopsis pulchella - Aira tenorei
  • Airopsis setacea - Aira elegantissima
  • Airopsis steudelii - Pentameris malouinensis
  • Airopsis triseta - Eriachne triseta
  • Airopsis tuberculata - Pentameris setifolia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique (Desvaux) 1: 200
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Nebbia globosa, Airopsis tenella (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu