Corynephorus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Airinae
Genus: Corynephorus
Species: C. canescens – C. deschampsioides – C. divaricatus – C. fasciculatus – C. macrantherus

Name

Corynephorus P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 90 (1812) nom. cons.

Type species: Corynephorus canescens (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 90 (1812)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Weingaertneria Bernh., Syst. Verz. Erf.: 23, 51 (1800), nom. rej.
- Anachortus V.Jirásek & Chrtek, Preslia 34: 383 (1962)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Norway, Sweden, Great Britain
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Northwest European R, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain
Continental: Asia-Template
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Turkey
- Introduced into:
  - Argentina Northeast, British Columbia, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Connecticut, Ecuador, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Western Australia
- Recorded in error in:
  - Greece, Kriti

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. : 90, 159.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Corynephorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Corynephorus. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
Tropicos.org 2013. Corynephorus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Corynephorus. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

беларуская:  Булаваносец
čeština:  Paličkovec
dansk:  Sandskæg
English: clubawn grass
فارسی:  چمن گرزی
suomi:  Hopeaheinät
עברית:  אלית
lietuvių:  Šepetukas
polski:  Szczotlicha
中文:  棒芒草屬