Acostia
Acostia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]
| Acostia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Paspaleae |
| Subtribe: | Paspalinae |
| Genus: | Acostia Swallen |
| Species: | A. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acostia gracilis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The only known species is Acostia gracilis, found only in Ecuador.[1][6] It is listed as an endangered species.[7]
See also
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 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 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- Swallen, Jason Richard 1968. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 12: 109
- Webster, R. D., J. H. Kirkbride & J. V. Reyna. 1989. New World genera of the Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Sida 13(4): 393–417
- The Plant List, Acostia gracilis Swallen
- Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Panicum acostia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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