Sacciolepis is a genus of plants in the grass family.[2][3] Cupscale grass is a common name for plants in this genus.[4]

Sacciolepis
Sacciolepis indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Genus: Sacciolepis
Nash
Type species
Sacciolepis gibba
(syn of S. striata)[1]
(Elliott) Nash
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhampholepis Stapf

They are widespread in tropical and warmer temperate regions. Many are native to Africa, with others in Asia, Australia, and the Americas.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

These species are annual or perennial and may have rhizomes or stolons. The inflorescence is usually a narrow, dense panicle. They generally grow in moist habitat, such as marshes and streambanks.[7] Sacciolepis is closely related to genus Panicum.[5][6]

Species[1][11][12][13]
formerly included[1]

see Hymenachne Panicum

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Nash, George Valentine. 1901. Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada page 89 in English
  3. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sacciolepis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b Judziewicz, E. J. (1990). A new South American species of Sacciolepis (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae), with a summary of the genus in the New World. Systematic Botany 15(3) 415-20.
  6. ^ a b Simon, B. K. (1972). A revision of the genus Sacciolepis (Gramineae) in the 'Flora Zambesiaca' area. Kew Bulletin 27(3) 387-406.
  7. ^ a b Wipff, J. K. Sacciolepis Nash. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  8. ^ Flora of China, Vol. 22 Page 500, 510, 511 囊颖草属 nang ying cao shu Sacciolepis Nash, Man. Fl. N. States. 89. 1901.
  9. ^ "Atlas of Living Australia, Sacciolepis R.C.Nash, Cupscale Grass". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  10. ^ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants
  11. ^ The Plant List search for Sacciolepis
  12. ^ Sacciolepis Species List. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
  13. ^ Quattrocchi, U. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Volume 1. CRC Press. 2006. pg. 1937.
  14. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map