Poaceae Barnhart

First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22(1): 7. 1895 [15 Jan 1895] (1895)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Clayton, W. D. & Renvoize, S. A. (1970–1982). Gramineae vols. 1–3. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W. D. & Renvoize, S. A. (1986). Genera Graminum. HMSO, London.
  • Grass Phylogeny Working Group II (2011). New grass phylogeny resolves deep evolutionary relationships and discovers C4 origins. New Phytol. 193: 304–312.

Neotropikey

  • Beetle, A.A. (1983), (1987), (1991), (1995). Las gramíneas del México. Secretaria de Agricultura y Recursos Hidraulicos, Cotecoca.
  • Brown, W.V. (1977). The kranz syndrom and its subtypes in grass systematic. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 23(3): 331-422.
  • Burman, A.G. (1985). Nature and composition of grass flora of Brazil. Willdenowia 15: 211-233.
  • Cerros-Tlatilpa, R. & Columbus, T. (2009). C3 photosynthesis in Aristida longifolia: implications for photosynthetic diversification in Aristidoideae (Poaceae). American Journal of Botany 96(8): 1379-1387.
  • Clark, L.G. (2009). Subfamilial classification of the Poaceae, with emphasis on the Bambusoideae. In: Moura, C.W.N., Silva, T.R.S., Giulietti-Harley, A.M. & Santos, F.A.R. (orgs.). Botânica Brasileira: futuro e compromissos. Abstracts in DVD: 218-222.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1986). Genera Graminum. Grasses of the World. Her Maj. Stat. Office, London.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2002) onwards). World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval. In: <http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html>.
  • Davidse, G. & Pohl, R.W. (1994). Poaceae. In: Davidse, G., Sousa, M.S. & Chater, A.O. (eds.). Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City.
  • Döll, J.C. (1871)-(1877). Gramineae I. In: C.F.P. Martius & A.W. Eichler (eds.). Flora Brasiliensis 2(2): 1-357. reimpr. Verlag, Munich.
  • Filgueiras, T.S., Longhi-Wagner, H.M., Viana, P.L., Zanin, A., Guglieri, A., Oliveira, R.C. de, Canto-Dorow, T.S. & R.P. Oliveira. (2010). Poaceae. In: R.C. Forzza et al. (eds.). Catalogo de plantas e fungos do Brasil vol. 2, pp. 1464-1520.  Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.
  • Judziewicz, E.J. (1990). Poaceae. In: A.R.A. Gorts-van Rijn (ed.). Flora of the Guyanas. Koeltz, Koenigstein.
  • Judziewicz, E.J., Clark, L.G., Londoño, X. & Stern, M.J. (1999). American bamboos, 392pp. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
  • Judziewicz, E.J., Soreng, R.J., Davidse, G., Peterson, P.M., Filgueiras, T.S. & Zuloaga, F. O. (2000). Catalogue of New Word Grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. National Museum of Natural History, Washington.
  • Longhi-Wagner, H.M., Bittrich, V., Wanderley, M.G.L. & Shepherd, J.G. (2001). Poaceae. In: M.G.L. Wanderley, G.J. Shepherd & A.M. Giulietti (orgs.). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo v. 1. Hucitec, São Paulo.
  • MMA, (2008). Lista oficial das espécies da flora brasileira ameaçadas de extinção. Instrução Normativa de setembro (2008), anexo I.
  • Oliveira, R.P., Longhi-Wagner, H.M. & Jardim, J.G. (2006). Diversidade e conservação de bambus herbáceos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Olyreae) da Mata Atlântica, Brasil. Seminário Nacional de Bambu: Anais. Brasília pp.62-66.
  • Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.J., Davidse, G., Filgueiras, T.S. Zuloaga, F.O. & Judziewicz, E.J. (2001). Catalogue of New Word Grasses (Poaceae): II. Subfamily Chloridoideae. National Museum of Natural History, Washington.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1984). The grasses of Bahia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1988). Hatschbach's Paraná grasses. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Renvoize, S.A., Anton, A. & Beck, S. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sanchez-Ken, J.G., Clark L.G., Kellogg, E.A. & Kay, E.E. (2007). Reinstatement and emendation of subfamily Micrairoideae (Poaceae). Systematic Botany 32(1): 71-80.
  • Sede, S.M., Morrone, O., Giussani, L.M. & Zuloaga, F.O. (2008). Phylogenetic studies in the Paniceae (Poaceae): a realignment of section Lorea of Panicum. Systematic Botany 33(2): 284-300.
  • Smith, L.B., Wasshausen, D.C. & Klein, R.M. (1981)- (1982). Gramíneas. In: R. Reitz (ed.). Flora Ilustrada Catarinense. Herbário Barbosa Rodrigues, Itajaí.
  • Soreng, R.J., Davidse, G., Peterson, P.M., Zuloaga, F.O., Judziewicz, E.J., Filgueiras, T.S. & Morrone, O. (2003) and onwards. On-line taxonomic novelties and updates, distributional additions and corrections, and editorial changes since the four published volumes of the Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae). Published in Contributions of the United States National Herbarium, vols. 39, 41, 46, and 48. Internet Catalog of New World Grasses http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG.
  • Soreng, R.J., Peterson, P.M., Davidse, G., Judziewicz, E.J., Zuloaga, F.O., Filgueiras, T.S. & Morrone, O. (2003). Catalogue of New Word Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Washington, National Museum of Natural History, Washington.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Davidse, G., Filgueiras, T.S., Peterson, P.M. Soreng, R. &   Judziewicz, E. (2003). Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae and Danthonioideae. National Museum of Natural History, Washington.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Barkworth, M. E., Capels, K. M., Long, S. & Anderton, L. K. (eds) (2006). Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1, Flora of North America North of Mexico 24. Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford.
  • Barkworth, M. E., Capels, K. M., Long, S. & Piep, M. B. (eds) (2003). Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae: Poaceae, Part 2. Flora of North America 25. Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford.
  • Clayton, W. D. & Renvoize, S. (1986). Genera Graminum. Grasses of the World. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London.
  • Kellogg, E. A. (2015). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, XIII. Poaceae. Springer Verlag, Berlin.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 19, 2017 Drummond [s.n.] Australia K000309549 Yes
Oct 19, 2017 Oldfield [s.n.] Australia K000309551 Yes
Mar 31, 2004 Gusbager, P.; et al. [CH 389] Papua New Guinea K001513694 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9363] Cameroon K000107928 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8870] India K001131689 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hage, J.L. [934] Brazil K000004821 Yes
s.n. [783] United States K002078229 Yes
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [469] Guinea K000010695 No
Diep, M.H.; Gurgand, J.; Vien, N.N.; Loueng, C.; Sichaleune, O. [518] Cambodia K001636200 No
Diep, M.H.; Gurgand, J.; Vien, N.N.; Loueng, C.; Sichaleune, O. [518] Cambodia K001636201 No
Breedlove, D. [61057] Mexico K001611750 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8857] India K001128387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Banze, A.; Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Maoji, S.O. (guide); Saide, R.O. (guide) [AB525] Mozambique K001346696 No
Galan, P. [4571] El Salvador K001532143 No
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [JO1691] Mozambique K001346933 No
Preston, Rev., T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000004659 Yes
Tripp, E.; Redden, K.M.; Wurdack, K.; Radosavljevic, A.; Jacobis, C.; Ralph, J. [2888 A] Guyana K001634422 No
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [11893] Argentina K001905612 No
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [454] Guinea K000010705 No
Noël, P. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572171 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8910] K001131821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jolinon, J. C. [1100] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001598666 Yes
Gardner [0] Brazil K000003956 Yes
Peterson, P.;Arrieta, Y.H. [25518] Mexico K001614240 Yes
Grayum, M.H.; Espinoza, R. [11348] Costa Rica K001614107 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [09907] Mexico K001614288 Yes
MMC/Rhod [5] Zimbabwe K001612040 Yes
MMC/Rhod [5] Zimbabwe K001612034 Yes
Jolinon, J.-C. [924] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001611255 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8909] Burma K001131820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8653] Burma K001131123 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8652] K001131120 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mamba, A.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Ndala, B. (guide); Magido, A. (guide) [AM69] Mozambique K001346864 No
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Magido, A. (guide) [JO1768] Mozambique K000569928 No
Christenhusz, M.J.M.,, Kamau, P., Mbale, M.; Chase, M.W. [6628] Kenya K000696635 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8758] Nepal K001131509 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moraes, J.C. [1920] Brazil K000001342 Yes
Letsara, R.; Rolland, G.; Andrianantenaina, M.; Razafindrakoto, G. [1313] Madagascar K001890530 No
Alcoforado Filho, F.G.; de Carvalho, J.H. [492] Brazil K000003957 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8652] India K001131122 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3814] K001117272 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3814] K001117273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [1885] Brazil K000004827 Yes
Datizua, C.; Banze, A.; Osborne, J; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Ndala, B. (guia); Mágido, A. (guia) [CD119] Mozambique K001346799 No
Mamba, A.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Maoji, S.O. (guide); Saide, R.O. (guide) [AM4] Mozambique K001346801 No
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [JO1690] Mozambique K001346932 No
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [JO1693] Mozambique K001346935 No
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide); Ndala, B. (guide) [JO1744] Mozambique K001346984 No
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [15338] Brazil K000004638 Yes
Galan, P.; Rodriguez, D.; Martinez, J. [4120] El Salvador K001532118 No
Wurdack, K.J.; Perry, C.; Liverpool, E.; Benjamin, P.; Hinchcliff, C.E.; Redden, K.M. [4344 B] Guyana K001636877 No
Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Castro, A.C.R.; Santos, A.J.B.; Moreira, G.A.; Alencar Moreira, J.R.; Medeiros, M.B. [15414] Brazil K001589203 Yes
Parodi, L.R. [15251] Argentina K000975199 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5014] K001104503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Diep, M.H.; Gurgand, J.; Vien, N.N.; Loueng, C.; Sichaleune, O. [519] Cambodia K001636191 No
Diep, M.H.; Gurgand, J.; Vien, N.N.; Loueng, C.; Sichaleune, O. [519] Cambodia K001636196 No
Hage, J.L.; Brito; S, H. [1129] Brazil K000004822 Yes
Jolinon, J. C. [1092] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001598668 Yes
Jolinon, J. C. [919] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001598665 Yes
Jolinon, J. C. [1102] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001598670 Yes
Jolinon, J.-C. [878] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001611254 Yes
Jolinon, J.-C. [1031] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001611259 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [11890] Argentina K001905611 No
Oppenheimer, H.; Bustamente, K. [H81206] United States K001765290 Yes
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [416] Guinea K000010733 No
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [461] Guinea K000010743 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002937565 Yes
Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [722] Brazil K000003951 Yes
Japan K:SPC-80160.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8842] K001128330 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8629] Burma K001131017 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jolinon, J. C. [975] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001598638 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [11889] Argentina K001905610 No
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [458] Guinea K000010702 No
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [417] Guinea K000010732 No
Andrews, P.; Bamford, M.; Njau, E.; Leliyo, G. [EN 758] Tanzania K001891089 No
Noblick, L.R. [1798] Brazil K000004825 Yes
Allison, A. [NRI 005] Papua New Guinea K001614879 No
s.coll. [FRI 28821] K000795521 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5015] K001104504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [JO1725] Mozambique K001346965 No
Mendoza, H. [20027] Colombia K001589294 Yes
s.coll. [MB 442] Madagascar K000795523 No
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21630] Brazil K000004830 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7520] Singapore K001127439 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sales, M.; Tscha, M.; Travassos, Z. [481] Brazil K000003326 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [17395] Brazil K000003953 Yes
K:SPC-66474.000 No
s.coll. [FRI 32428] K000795520 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3814] K001117271 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moraes, J.C. [1920A] Brazil K000001341 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7520] Singapore K001127438 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loher, A. [1813] Philippines K000290391 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8906] K001131817 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8911] K001131822 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8629] Burma K001131015 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD883] K000795524 No
Gardner [2373] Brazil K000004826 Yes
Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1693] Armenia K000297326 Yes
Mattos Silva, L.A.; dos Santoa, T.S.; Hage, J.L. [198] Brazil K000003952 Yes
s.coll. [FRI 32430] K000795519 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8629] Burma K001131016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil K:SPC-66586.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8870] K001131687 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8907] Nepal K001131818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hounsell, S.R. [255] Tanzania K:SPC-32125.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8884] Nepal K001131772 Unknown Type Material Yes
Queiroz, L.P.; Fraga, V.L.F.; Morbeck, E. [3305] Brazil K000004823 Yes
Meier, B. [1] K000795518 No
Merklinger, F.F.; Molmou, D.; Couch, C.A. [218] Guinea K:SPC-76814.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8652] K001131121 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8912] India K001131824 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3778] Nepal K001119988 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2581] Brazil K000003950 Yes
Perez, G. [GP1] Bolivia K000795527 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8843] Nepal K001128331 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [2973] Brazil K000004778 Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2483] Brazil K000004779 No
Kingdom-Word [s.n.] Burma K000743033 No
Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [1491] Brazil K000003325 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 8913] India K001131826 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noblick, L.R. [1798] Brazil K000004824 Yes
Mori, S.A.; dos Santos, T.S. [11529] Brazil K000003955 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.; dos Santos, T.S.; Jardim, J.; Sant'Ana, S. [9901] Brazil K000004780 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8912] K001131825 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vorontsova, M.S. [1906] Madagascar K:SPC-66916.000 No
Dransfield, S. [SD1345] K000795525 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5016] Burma K001104505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5016] Burma K001104506 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8912] India K001131823 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16392] Brazil K000001319 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [16353] Brazil K000003954 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000743034 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8908] Nepal K001131819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7520] Singapore K001127437 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [28977] K000795522 No
Gardner [2373] Brazil K000004829 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8870] K001131688 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [1885] Brazil K000004828 Yes
Lamb, A. [ALFB 321/89] Malaysia K000795526 No

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Neotropikey

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