Zeugites

Zeugites is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America.[2][3]

Zeugites
Zeugites pringlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Zeugiteae
Genus: Zeugites
P.Browne
Type species
Zeugites americanus
Willd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Senites Adans.
  • Despretzia Kunth
  • Krombholzia Rupr. ex E.Fourn.

Species

Species of Zeugites include:[1][4]

  • Zeugites americanus Willd. - from Mexico to Bolivia, and Greater Antilles in Caribbean
  • Zeugites capillaris (Hitchc.) Swallen - Jalisco, Colima, México State, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz (México).
  • Zeugites hackelii Swallen - Michoacán, Sinaloa, Jalisco, México State (México).
  • Zeugites hintonii Hartley - México State
  • Zeugites latifolius (E.Fourn.) Hemsl. - Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas (México), and Honduras
  • Zeugites munroanus Hemsl. - Guatemala, El Salvador; and Chiapas, Veracruz (México).
  • Zeugites panamensis Swallen - Costa Rica, Panama
  • Zeugites pittieri Hack. - from Chiapas (México) to Panama
  • Zeugites sagittatus Hartley - México State
  • Zeugites smilacifolius Scribn. - Michoacán, Morelos, México State, Guerrero, Jalisco (México).

Former species

Species formerly in Zeugites include:[1]

  • Zeugites sylvaticus - Calderonella sylvatica

References
  1. Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts, page 341
  3. Tropicos, Zeugites P. Browne
  4. The Plant List search for Zeugites


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