Poa sintenisii is a species of grass (family Poaceae) endemic to the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.[2][3] Under the synonym Lindbergella sintenisii, it was the only species in the monotypic genus Lindbergella.[4][5]

Poa sintenisii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. sintenisii
Binomial name
Poa sintenisii
H.Lindb.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lindbergella sintenisii (H.Lindb.) Bor
  • Lindbergia sintenisii (H.Lindb.) Bor, nom. illeg.
  • Poa persica subsp. cypria Sam.

Taxonomy

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The species was first described in 1942 by Harald Lindberg.[6][7] In 1968, Norman Bor transferred it to his new genus Lindbergia,[8] but this name had already been used, so in 1969, he published the replacement name Lindbergella.[5][9]

References

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  1. ^ Christodoulou, C.S.; Andreou, M.; Papachristophorou, T.Th. (2017). "Lindbergella sintenisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87997777A87997792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T87997777A87997792.en. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Poa sintenisii H.Lindb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  3. ^ Flora of Cyprus, a dynamic checklist, endemics
  4. ^ Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ^ a b Bor, Norman Loftus. 1969. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 63: 368
  6. ^ "Poa sintenisii H.Lindb." International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  7. ^ Lindberg, Harald. 1942. Arsbok-Vousikirja Societas Scientiarum Fennica 20(7): 5.
  8. ^ Bor, Norman Loftus. 1968. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 62: 467
  9. ^ Tropicos, Lindbergella Bor