Altoparadisium is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. The species are native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America.[1][2]

Altoparadisium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Paspaleae
Subtribe: Arthropogoninae
Genus: Altoparadisium
Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga & Morrone
Type species
Altoparadisium chapadense
Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga & Morrone

Species edit

Species include:[3][4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Filgueiras, T. S., G. Davidse, F. O. Zuloaga & O. Morrone. 2001. The establishment of the new genus Altoparadisium and a reevaluation of Arthropogon (Poaceae, Paniceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88(2): 351–372
  2. ^ Davidse, G., T. S. Filgueiras, F. O. Zuloaga & O. Morrone. 2003. Altoparadisium. 46: 16–17. In F. O. Zuloaga, O. Morrone, G. Davidse, T. S. Filgueiras, P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng & E. J. Judziewicz (eds.) Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, Washington, D.C
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ The Plant List search for Altoparadisium