Airopsis
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: Brizinae
Genus: Airopsis
Desv.[2]
Species:
A. tenella
Binomial name
Airopsis tenella
Synonyms[3]
  • Aeropsis Asch. & Graebn.
  • Sphaerella Bubani
  • Milium tenellum Cav.
  • Agrostis tenella (Cav.) Poir.
  • Aeropsis tenella (Cav.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Aira globosa Thore
  • Airopsis globosa (Thore) Desv.
  • Paspalum globosum (Thore) Raspail
  • Briza globosa (Thore) Mutel
  • Sphaerella pumila Bubani

Airopsis is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family.[4][5]

Species[3]

The only accepted species is Airopsis tenella, native to the western Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.[6]

formerly included[3]

Numerous other species were once included in Airopsis but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Aira Antinoria Dissanthelium Eragrostis Pentameris Periballia Poa Sphenopholis

  • Airopsis agrostideaAntinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis amplaPentameris ampla
  • Airopsis aureaPentameris aurea
  • Airopsis brevifoliaPoa secunda
  • Airopsis candoleiAntinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis capillarisAira elegantissima
  • Airopsis caryophylleaAira caryophyllea
  • Airopsis cupanianaAira cupaniana
  • Airopsis insularisAntinoria insularis
  • Airopsis involucrataPeriballia involucrata
  • Airopsis jubataEragrostis japonica
  • Airopsis laevisPeriballia laevis
  • Airopsis lendigeraPeriballia laevis
  • Airopsis millegranaEragrostis airoides
  • Airopsis minutaPeriballia minuta
  • Airopsis multiculmisAntinoria insularis
  • Airopsis obtusataSphenopholis obtusata
  • Airopsis pallidaPentameris ampla
  • Airopsis peruvianaDissanthelium peruvianum
  • Airopsis praecoxAira praecox
  • Airopsis pulchellaAira tenorei
  • Airopsis setaceaAira elegantissima
  • Airopsis steudeliiPentameris malouinensis
  • Airopsis trisetaEriachne triseta
  • Airopsis tuberculataPentameris setifolia

See also

References

  1. Peraza Zurita, M.D. (2019). "Airopsis tenella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13164488A123986485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13164488A123986485.en. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique (Desvaux) 1: 200
  3. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  5. Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
  6. Altervista Flora Italiana, Nebbia globosa, Airopsis tenella (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu


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