Prionanthium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Genus: Prionanthium
Species: P. ecklonii

Name

• Prionanthium Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 168 (1831)
• monotypic taxon
  

The genus is possibly unplaced or a synonym of Pentameris whilst the species is an accepted name.

References

• Desvaux, N.A. (1831) Mémoires de la Société d'Agriculture, Sciences et Arts d'Angers 1: 168, t. 7, f. 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Prionanthium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Prionanthium. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Prionanthium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Prionanthium. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• GBIF.