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177.0000 Family Poaceae Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 7 (1895), nom. cons., nom. alt.
ca. 800 genera, ca. 12.000 spp. worldwide. Systematics following Soreng et al. (2017) and Soreng et al. (2022)
Species listed in database: 12106; hybrids: 385
= Aegilopaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 221 (1820)
= Agrostidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 264 (1820)
= Alopecuraceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 19 (1820)
= Andropogonaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 28 (1820)
= Anomochloaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 222 (1943)
= Anthoxanthaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 271 (1827)
= Arundinaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 60 (1843)
= Arundinellaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 136 (1940)
= Asperellaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 106, 270 (1827)
= Avenaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 60. 31 (1820)
= Bambusaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 265 (1820)
= Bromaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 264 (1820)
= Cenchraceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 9, 268 (1827)
= Chaeturaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 106, 269 (1827)
= Chloridaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 265 (1820)
= Chondrosaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 269 (1827)
= Coleanthaceae Pfeiff.; Nomencl. Bot. [Pfeiffer] 1(2): 818. ante (1873)
= Cynodontaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 51, 269 (1827)
= Cynosuraceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 271, 272 (1827)
= Echinariaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 271 (1827)
= Ehrhartaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 271 (1827)
= Eragrostidaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 145 (1940)
= Festucaceae Spreng.; Fl. Comit. Pest. 1: 28 (1825)
= Glyceriaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 271 (1827)
= Gramineae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 28 (1789), nom. cons.
= Holcaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 252 (1833)
= Hordeaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 265 (1820)
= Laguraceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 250 (1833)
= Lepturaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 147 (1940)
= Loliaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 6, 267 (1827)
= Melicaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 390 (1820)
= Miliaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 91, 270 (1827)
= Nardaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 413 (1820)
= Olyraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 265 (1820)
= Ophiuraceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 3, 268 (1827)
= Oryzaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 265 (1820)
= Panicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 264 (1820)
= Pappophoraceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 145 (1940)
= Parianaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 222 (1943)
= Paspalaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 47, 269 (1827)
= Phalaridaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 250 (1833)
= Pharaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 139 (1940)
= Phleaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 269 (1827)
= Saccharaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 265 (1820)
= Sesleriaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 60 (1843)
= Spartinaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 46, 268 (1827)
= Stipaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 264 (1820)
= Streptochaetaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 222 (1943)
= Triticaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 22, 268 (1827)
= Zeaceae A.J.Kern.; Pflanzenleben 2: 651 (1891)
= Zoysiaceae Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 8, 268 (1827)
177.4971 Genus Sphenopus Trin.; Fund. Agrost. [Trinius] 135 (1820)
Distribution: Mediterranean to Caucasus and Middle Asia
Species listed in database: 2
species :
Sphenopus divaricatus (Gouan) Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 45 (1830)
Name: Branched Wedgefoot Grass (EN)
Distribution: Portugal; Spain; Baleares; France; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa); Albania; European Turkey; Greece (rare coastal mainland, Kerkyra, Kefallinia, Limnos, Siros); Crete (very rare SE-Crete); Morocco; Algeria; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt (Desert Oases, NE-Egypt, NW-coastal Egypt); Madeira; Canary Isl. (Fuerteventura); South Africa [I] (Cape Prov. [I]); Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Tajikistan; Northern Caucasus; ?Georgia [Caucasus]; Azerbaijan; East Aegaean Isl. (Lesvos); Turkey (Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, W-Anatolia); Iraq (NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia, S-Iraq, W-Iraq: Desert); Iran (N-Iran, S-Iran, W-Iran); Afghanistan (Kandahar, Samangan); Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus); Syria (C-Syrian Desert, Jazira, NW-Syria); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Negev Desert, Judean Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai); Jordania (E-Jordania, S-Jordania, W-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (NE-Saudi Arabia); Kuwait; Bahrain; Qatar; United Arab Emirates; Australia [I] (South Australia [I])
12 BAL FRA POR SAR SPA 13 ALB GRC ITA KRI PEL SIC TUE 20 ALG EGY LBY MOR TUN 21 CNY MDR 27 saf 32 KAZ TKM TZK 33 AZE NCS 34 AFG CYP EAI IRN IRQ ISR JOR SIN SYR TUR 35 BAR KUW QAT SAU UAE 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Diarrhena divaricata (Gouan) Raspail; Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 447 (1825)
= Festuca expansa (J.F.Gmel.) Kunth; Révis. Gramin. 1: 129 (1829)
= Festuca gouanii Mutel; Fl. Franç. [Mutel] 4: 118 (1837)
= Festuca sphenopus Trin.; Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. [C.A. von Meyer] 22 (1831), nom. inval.
= Glyceria sphenopus Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. [Steudel] 287 (1854)
= Nephelochloa breviglumis Trautv.; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 523 (1880)
= Poa divaricata Gouan; Ill. Observ. Bot. 4, t. 21 (1773)
= Poa expansa J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 181 (1791)
= Poa reptatrix Willk. & Lange; Prodr. Fl. Hispan. [Willkomm & Lange] 1: 86 (1861), pro syn.
= Sclerochloa divaricata (Gouan) P.Beauv.; Ess. Agrostogr. 98 (1812)
= Sclerochloa expansa (J.F.Gmel.) Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 274 (1833)
= Sclerochloa triticum J.Woods; Tour. Fl. 411 (1850)
= Sphenopus divaricatus var. confertus (Hausskn.) Halácsy; Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 415 (1904)
= Sphenopus gouanii Trin.; Fund. Agrost. [Trinius] 135 (1820), nom. illeg. superfl.
variant :
var. permicranthus (Hausskn.) Kneuck.; Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 14: 94 (1908)
Distribution: SE-Spain; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt; Cyprus; Syria; Palestine
12 SPA 20 ALG EGY LBY TUN 34 CYP PAL SYR
Synonyms: hidden
= Sphenopus divaricatus subsp. permicranthus (Hausskn.) H.Scholz; Willdenowia 19(2): 410 (1990)
= Sphenopus gouanii var. permicranthus Hausskn.; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, N. F. 13-14: 57 (1899)
= Sphenopus divaricatus f. permicranthus (Hausskn.) Täckh.; Bull. Fac. Sci. Egypt. Univ. 17: 175 (1941)
species :
Sphenopus ehrenbergii Hausskn.; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, N. F. 13: 57 (1898)
Name: Ehrenberg´s Wedgefoot Grass (EN)
Distribution: Tunisia; Libya; Egypt (NW-coastal Egypt)
20 EGY LBY TUN
Synonyms: hidden
= Sphenopus divaricatus subsp. syrticus Murb.; Contr. Fl. Nord-Ouest Afrique 4: 19 (1890)
= Sphenopus divaricatus var. ehrenbergii (Hausskn.) E.A.Durand & Barratte; Fl. Libyc. Prodr. 265 (1910)
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