Airopsis

Airopsis is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family.[3][4]

Species[2]

Airopsis
Scientific 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.[1]
Species:
A. tenella
Binomial name
Airopsis tenella
(Cav.) Coss. & Durieu
Synonyms[2]
  • 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

The only accepted species is Airopsis tenella, native to the western Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.[5]

formerly included[2]

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


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