Amphipogon

Amphipogon turbinatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Arundinoideae
Tribus: Arundineae
Genus: Amphipogon
Species: A. amphipogonoides – A. avenaceus – A. caricinus – A. debilis – A. laguroides – A. sericeus – A. setaceus – A. strictus – A. turbinatus

Name

• Amphipogon R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 175 (1810)
• Type species: Amphipogon laguroides R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 175 (1810)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Diplopogon R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 176 (1810).
  • Dipogonia P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 125 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Gamelythrum Nees, London J. Bot. 2: 415 (1843).
  • Pentacraspedon Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 151 (1854).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 175.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Amphipogon 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, Amphipogon. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Amphipogon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Amphipogon. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Greybeard Grasses

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