Periballia

Periballia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Periballia
Trin.
Type species
Periballia hispanica
(syn of P. involucrata)[1]
Trin.
Synonyms[1]
  • Molineria Parl. 1850, illegitimate homonym not Colla 1826 (Hypoxidaceae)
  • Molineriella Rouy

Periballia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.[2][3][4]

Species[1]
  1. Periballia involucrata (Cav.) Janka - Spain, Portugal
  2. Periballia laevis (Brot.) Asch. & Graebn. - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Crimea; naturalized in parts of USA
  3. Periballia minuta (L.) Asch. & Graebn. - Spain, Portugal, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily + Sardinia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, European Turkey, Algeria, Morocco; naturalized in South Africa + Australia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1820. Fundamenta Agrostographiae 133
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Periballia Trin.
  4. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora