Airopsis tenella

Airopsis tenella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Brizinae
Genus: Airopsis
Species: Airopsis tenella

Name

Airopsis tenella (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu in M.C.Durieu de Maisonneuve, Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 97 (1855)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Aeropsis tenella (Cav.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 298 (1899)
    • Agrostis tenella (Cav.) Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 1: 257 (1810), nom. illeg.
    • Milium tenellum Cav. in Icon. 3: 37 (1794)
  • Heterotypic
    • Aira globosa Thore in J. Bot. (Paris) 1: 197 (1808)
    • Airopsis globosa (Thore) Desv. in J. Bot. (Paris) 1: 200 (1808)
    • Briza globosa (Thore) Mutel in Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 72 (1837)
    • Paspalum globosum (Thore) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 301 (1825)
    • Sphaerella pumila Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 4: 320 (1901), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Corse, France, Portugal, Spain
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Greece, Italy, Sicilia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • español: Pelillo, espiguilla fina, airón fino
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