Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.[2][3][4][5]
| Aeluropus | |
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| Aeluropus littoralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Aeluropodinae |
| Genus: | Aeluropus Trin. |
| Type species | |
| Aeluropus laevis (syn of A. lagopoides) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Aeluropus badghyzii Tzvelev - Turkmenistan
- Aeluropus laciniatus Khodash. - Iran
- Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands
- Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China
- Aeluropus macrostachyus Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Aeluropus pilosus (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang
- formerly included[1]
- Aeluropus arabicus - Odyssea mucronata
- Aeluropus mucronatus - Odyssea mucronata
- Aeluropus pungens (Vahl) Boiss 1884 not K.Koch 1848 - Odyssea mucronata
- Aeluropus smithii - Dactylis smithii
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant families
- ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Trinius, Carl Bernhard von 1820. Fundamenta agrostographiae, sive Theoria constructionis floris graminei; adjecta synopsi generum graminum hucusque cognitorum page 143 description in Latin
- ^ Trinius, Carl Bernhard von 1820. Fundamenta agrostographiae, sive Theoria constructionis floris graminei; adjecta synopsi generum graminum hucusque cognitorum plate XII (12) line drawings of Aeluropus laevis (syn of A. lagopoides); captions on page 212
- ^ The Plant List search for Aeluropus
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 458 獐毛属 zhang mao shu Aeluropus Trinius, Fund. Agrost. 143. 1820.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Aeluropus