Apluda is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia and to various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
| Genus: | Apluda L. |
| Species: | A. mutica
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| Binomial name | |
| Apluda mutica | |
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The only known species is Apluda mutica, native to Central Asia, China (incl. Taiwan + Tibet), Japan (incl Ryukyu Islands), Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Socotra, Oman.[2]
- Formerly included[2]
see Andropogon, Ichnanthus, Ischaemum, Polytoca, Themeda, Zeugites
- Apluda digitata – Polytoca digitata
- Apluda distachya – Andropogon distachyos
- Apluda imberbis – Themeda triandra
- Apluda rugosa – Ischaemum rugosum
- Apluda zeugites – Zeugites americanus
- Apluda zeygites – Ichnanthus pallens
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ lectotype designated by Cope in Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 20 (1993)
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
External links
edit- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Media related to Apluda at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Apluda at Wikispecies
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