Poaceae
Nassella

Nassella melanosperma (J.Presl) Barkworth

First published in Taxon 39: 611 (1990)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cialdella, A.M., Muñoz-Schick, M. & Morrone, O. (2013). Sinopsis de las especies Austro-Americanas del género Nassella (Poaceae, Pooideae, Stipeae). Darwiniana, n.s., 1: 76-161.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Stipa melanosperma.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Imaguire, N. [2677] Brazil K001077677 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T. [5578] Brazil K001077679 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [7187] Brazil K001077670 Yes
Smith, L.B. [15567] Brazil K001077672 Yes
Klein, R.M. [12172] Brazil K001077674 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T. [6650] Brazil K001077678 Yes
Rosengurtt [9228] Brazil K001077673 Yes
Rosengurtt [8903] Brazil K001077675 Yes
Smith, L.B. [13540] Brazil K001077671 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [78352] Brazil K001077669 Yes
Dusén, P. [10874] Brazil K001077676 Yes
Hassler, E. [9469] Paraguay Stipa melanosperma K000433424 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0