Cynosurus

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Cynosurus
File:Cynosurus echinatus — Flora Batava — Volume v20.jpg
Cynosurus echinatus [3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Cynosurinae
Fr.
Genus: Cynosurus
L.
Type species
Cynosurus cristatus
Synonyms[4]

Phalona Dumort.

Cynosurus is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Plants in this genus are known generally as dogstail grass. They are native to the Europe, the Azores, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran,[4] but some have been introduced into Australia as well as North and South America.[5][6][7][8]

Species

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Three species are currently accepted.[4]

Formerly included

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Numerous names have been coined using the name Cynosurus, applied to species now regarded as better suited to other genera (Aegopogon, Apera, Beckmannia, Bouteloua, Centotheca, Chloris, Ciliochloa, Coelachyrum, Cynodon, Dactyloctenium, Desmostachya, Dinebra, Eleusine, Enteropogon, Falona, Festuca, Harpochloa, Lamarckia, Leptochloa, Ochthochloa, Oreochloa, Polypogon, Rostraria, Sclerochloa, Sesleria, Sesleriella, Tribolium, and Wangenheimia). Here are links to help you find the appropriate information.[9][4]

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Nash in N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 1: 251. 7 Jun 1913
  2. ^ Tropicos, Cynosurus L.
  3. ^ 1898 illustration from Janus (Jan) Kops (1765–1849)& F. W. van Eeden, Flora Batava. Afbeelding en beschrijving der Nederlandsche Gewassen. (1898)
  4. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Long, S. Cynosurus L. Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  6. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 245 洋狗尾草属 yang gou wei cao shu Cynosurus
  7. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Cynosurus
  8. ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  9. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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