Spheneria is a genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4][5] The only known species is Spheneria kegelii, native to Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil (States of Pará, Mato Grosso, + Amazonas).[6][7]

Spheneria
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
Genus: Spheneria
Kuhlm.
Species:
S. kegelii
Binomial name
Spheneria kegelii
(C.Muell.) Pilg.
Synonyms
  • Paspalum kegelii Müll.Hal.
  • Paspalum setifolium Döll
  • Anastrophus setifolius (Döll) Nash
  • Spheneria setifolia (Döll) Kuhlm.

References edit

  1. ^ Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1929. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 26(15): 228
  2. ^ Kuhlmann, João Geraldo. 1922. Relatório, Commissão das Linhas Telegráficas Estratégicas de Matto Grosso ao Amazonas. Anexo, Botanica 67(11): pages 57–58, figure 4
  3. ^ Tropicos, Spheneria Kuhlm.
  4. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  5. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  6. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. ^ The Plant List search for Spheneria