Poaceae

Chascolytrum Desv.

First published in Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 190 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Bolivia, SE. & S. Brazil to S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Extinct in:

Juan Fernández Is.

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces, New South Wales

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Soreng, R.J. & al. (2022). A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) III: An update. Journal of systematics and evolution.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Briza.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 6, 2020 da Silva, L.N. [1129] Brazil K001611111 Paratype No
Mar 6, 2020 da Silva, L.N. [LN 1138] Brazil K001611180 Paratype No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0