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Poaceae (grass)

Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Poaceae Barnhart
1903Poaceae Small pp. 48-49
1919Gramineae Knowlton
1964Gramineae Chandler p. 97
1974Gramineae Ozaki
1987Palaeozea Bajpai
1989Gramineae Shoshani et al. p. 434
2000Gramineae Mabberley
2008Gramineae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2008Poaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2013Poaceae Wang and Zhou
2016Poaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderPoales
familyPoaceae
familyPoaceae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Poaceae Barnhart 1895 [grass]
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G. Bambusa von Schreber 1789 [bamboo]
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†Bambusa siwalika Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Subfm. Bambusoideae Luerssen 1893 [bamboo]
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G. †Bambusiculmus Wang and Zhou 2013
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†Bambusiculmus angustus Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusiculmus latus Wang and Zhou 2013
G. †Bambusium Unger 1845
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†Bambusium angustifolia Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusium carolinense Fontaine 1883
†Bambusium latifolia Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusium latipseudopetiolus Wang and Sun 2014
†Bambusium longipseudopetiolus Wang and Sun 2014
†Bambusium sepultum Unger 1845
G. Dendrocalamus Nees 1835
G. †Graminidites Potonie 1960
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†Graminidites annulatus Potonié 1960
†Graminidites antarcticus Stuchlik 1981
†Graminidites assamicus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Graminidites bambusoides Stuchlik 1964
†Graminidites ellipticus Mathur and Chopra 1987
†Graminidites media Cookson 1947
†Graminidites protrudus Mathur and Mathur 1969
G. †Culmites Bronignart 1822
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†Culmites anomalus Bronignart 1822
†Culmites cutchensis Sahni 1964
†Culmites deccanensis Paradkar 1975
†Culmites eleusineoides Bonde 1986
G. Elymus Linnaeus 1753 [wheatgrass]
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Elymus arenarius Linnaeus 1753
Elymus canadensis Linnaeus 1753
Elymus caputmedusae Linnaeus 1753
†Elymus deccanensis Patil and Singh 1984
Elymus sibiricus Linnaeus 1753
Elymus virginicus Linnaeus 1753
G. †Eragrosites Cao et al. 1998
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†Eragrosites changii Cao et al. 1998
G. †Glycerioxylon Trivedi and Bajpai 1982
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†Glycerioxylon mohgaonense Trivedi and Bajpai 1982
G. †Graminocarpon Chitaley and Sheikh 1971
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†Graminocarpon mohgaoense Chitaley and Sheikh 1971
G. †Hygrorhizos Trivedi et al. 1985
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†Hygrorhizos deccanii Trivedi et al. 1985
G. Lygeum Linnaeus 1754
G. †Monoporopollenites Meyer 1956
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†Monoporopollenites annulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Monoporopollenites minimus Potonié and Sah 1960
G. Zea Linnaeus 1753 [teosinte]
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Zea mays Linnaeus 1753 [maize]
Invalid names: Cerealia [empty], Gramineae de Jussieu [synonym], Palaeozea Bajpai 1987 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available