Draft:Tripsacum australe

Tripsacum australe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Tripsacum
Species:
T. australe
Binomial name
Tripsacum australe
Cutler & E.S.Anderson, 1941

Tripsacum australe is a grass from South America.

Some common spanish names for this species according to Universidad Nacional de Columbia are 'arroz silvestre, cañarote, and gramalote'.[1]

Morphology

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Distribution

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T. australe is native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela.[2]

Genetics

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The two known varieties[3] of T. australe are diploid (2n = 36). Both varieties can cross and produce fertile hybrids with each other. These two varieties have also been crossed with Tripsacum dactyloides var. meridonale (2n = 36) these hybrids are partially sterile.[4]

The varities are:

  • Tripsacum australe var. hirsutum
  • Tripsacum australe var. australe

References

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  1. ^ Escalante, Patricia (2014). Listado de Nombres comunes de las aves en México. doi:10.22201/ib.9786070251825e.2014. ISBN 978-607-02-5182-5.
  2. ^ "Tripsacum australe Cutler & E.S.Anderson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Explore the Taxonomic Tree | FWS.gov". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ Wet, J. M. J. De; Timothy, D. H.; Hilu, K. W.; Fletcher, G. B. (February 1981). "Systematics of South American Tripsacum (Gramineae)". American Journal of Botany. 68 (2): 269. doi:10.2307/2442859. JSTOR 2442859.