Piresiella

Piresiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Piresiella
Judz., Zuloaga & Morrone
Binomial name
Piresiella strephioides
(Griseb.) Judz., Zuloaga & Morrone
Synonyms[1]
  • Olyra strephioides Griseb.
  • Mniochloa strephioides (Griseb.) Chase

Piresiella is a genus of Cuban bamboo in the grass family.[2][3]

Species

The only known species is Piresiella strephioides, found in palm savannahs and streambanks in the lowlands of western Cuba.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Judziewicz, Emmet Joseph, Zuloaga, Fernando Omar, & Morrone, Osvaldo N. 1993. Endemic herbaceous bamboo genera of Cuba (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Olyreae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 80(4): 846–861
  3. ↑ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.