Chionochloa

Chionochloa in the foreground

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Chionochloa
Species: C. acicularis – C. antarctica – C. australis – C. beddiei – C. bromoides – C. cheesemanii – C. conspicua – C. crassiuscula – C. defracta – C. flavescens – C. flavicans – C. frigida – C. howensis – C. juncea – C. lanea – C. macra – C. nivifera – C. oreophila – C. ovata – C. pallens – C. rigida – C. rubra – C. spiralis – C. teretifolia – C. vireta

Name

Chionochloa Zotov, New Zealand J. Bot. 1: 87 (1963)

• Type species: Chionochloa rigida (Raoul) Zotov, New Zealand J. Bot. 1: 96. (1963)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, New South Wales. Regional: New Zealand Antipodean Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zotov, V.D. 1963. Synopsis of the grass subfamily Arundinoideae in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 1(1): 78-136. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1963.10429323 Reference page. 

Additional references

• de Lange, P.J., Norton, D.A., Courtney, S.P., Heenan, P.B., Barkla, J.W., Cameron, E.K., Hitchmough, R. & Townsend, A.J. 2009. Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand (2008 revision). New Zealand Journal of Botany 47(1): 61–96. DOI: 10.1080/00288250909509794 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Chionochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Chionochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Chionochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Chionochloa. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chionochloa.

Vernacular names

English: Snow Grasses, New Zealand Tussock Grasses
suomi: Lumiheinät
Māori: Hunangamoho

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