Ampelodesmos

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Ampelodesmeae
Genus: Ampelodesmos
Species: A. mauritanicus

Name

• Ampelodesmos Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 136 (1827)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ampelodonax Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 282 (1909).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, France, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Sicilia Introduced into: California, East Aegean Is., Portugal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, J.H.F. 1828 ("1825"). Verzeichniss der wildwachsenden Pflanzen, welche bis jetzt auf den Canarischen Inseln gefunden worden sind. In Buch, C.L.v.: Physicalische Beschreibung der Canarischen Inseln. Berlin: Königliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. Digitalisat at Echo.mpiwg Reference page. : 1 136

Additional references

• Hochbach, A., Schneider, J. & Röser, M. 2015. A multi-locus analysis of phylogenetic relationships within grass subfamily Pooideae (Poaceae) inferred from sequences of nuclear single copy gene regions compared with plastid DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 87: 14-27. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.03.010 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Ampelodesmos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Ampelodesmos. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Ampelodesmos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Ampelodesmos. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.

Vernacular names

مصرى: أرغوت الدبس
العربية: أرغوت الدبس
English: Mauritanian grass
한국어:  암펠로데스모스속
മലയാളം:  ആമ്പലോഡെസ്മോസ്
中文:  架绳草属, 藤带禾属

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