Elytrophorus

Elytrophorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Elytrophorus
P.Beauv.
Type species
Elytrophorus articulatus
(syn of E. spicatus)
Synonyms[1]

Echinalysium Trin.

Elytrophorus is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Species[1][8]
  1. Elytrophorus globularis Hack. - Congo Rep, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Limpopo, Namibia
  2. Elytrophorus spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus - tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Hainan, Yunnan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Australia

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 67 in Latin
  3. ↑ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XIV (14), figure II (2 a-e) line drawing of Elytrophorus articulatus (syn of E. spicatus); figure captions in French on caption page 10
  4. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 450 总苞草属 zong bao cao shu Elytrophorus P. Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 67. 1812.
  5. ↑ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants. Elytrophorus globularis Hack.
  6. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Elytrophorus P.Beauv.
  7. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  8. ↑ The Plant List search for Elytrophorus
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