Avellinia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only known species is Avellinia festucoides, found throughout much of the Mediterranean Region from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey.[1][5][6] It is also reportedly naturalized in Australia.[7]
| Avellinia | |
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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: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Aveninae |
| Genus: | Avellinia Doll & Asch. |
| Species: | A. festucoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Avellinia festucoides (Link) Valdés & H.Scholz
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The type species is Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Parlatore, Filippo, 1842. Plantae Novae vel minus notae opusculis diversis olim descriptae, page 59
- ^ Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul
- ^ Valdés, Benito; Scholz, Hildemar (2006). "The Euro+Med treatment of Gramineae — a generic synopsis and some new names". Willdenowia. 36 (2): 662. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36202. S2CID 86239547.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Avellinia
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia
- ^ Tropicos, Avellinia Parl.