Tricholaena

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Tricholaena
Species: T. capensis – T. monachne – T. teneriffae – T. vestita

Tricholaena Schrad. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Mant. 2: 8, 163 (1824)

• Type species: Tricholaena teneriffae (L.f.) Link, Handbuch 1: 91 (1829) as synonym Tricholaena micrantha Schrad. (1824)

• Homotypic
  • Melinis sect. Tricholaena (Schrad.) Hack.
  • Panicum sect. Tricholaena (Schrad.) Steud.
• Heterotypic
  • Xyochlaena Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 16 (1917)
  • Eremochlamys Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 164 (1930)

• Schrader, H.A. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, 1824. Mantissa 2: 8, 163.

• 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. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Tricholaena in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 16. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Tricholaena. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Tricholaena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Tricholaena. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013. Reference page.

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