Biology:Vaseyochloa
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Vaseyochloa is a monotypic genus in the grass family Poaceae. Its sole species, the flowering plant Vaseyochloa multinervosa, is endemic to Texas. It is commonly known as Texasgrass.
Taxonomy
Vaseyochloa was named and described by the American botanist Albert Spear Hitchcock in 1933.[1] The generic name honors the American botanist George Vasey who named and described the type species Melica multinervosa in 1891.[2][3] As of January 2025[update], Vaseyochloa multinervosa (Vasey) Hitchc. is a widely accepted name.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
Vaseyochloa multinervosa is endemic to southern and south-central Texas.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ "Vaseyochloa Hitchc.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/289124-2.
- ↑ "Melica multinervosa Vasey". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/156594-2.
- ↑ Hitchcock (1933), p. 452.
- ↑ "Vaseyochloa multinervosa (Vasey) Hitchc." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/262709-2.
- ↑ "Vaseyochloa multinervosa (Vasey) Hitchc.". https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-0000906949-2024-12.
- ↑ "Vaseyochloa multinervosa", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Vaseyochloa%20multinervosa.png, retrieved 23 January 2025
- ↑ "Vaseychloa multinervosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VAMU.
- ↑ "Vaseyochloa multinervosa". University of Texas at Austin. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VAMU.
Bibliography
- Hitchcock, A. S. (1933). "New species and new names of grasses from Texas". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 23 (10): 449–456. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39917554#page/503/mode/1up. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- Hitchcock, A. S.; Chase, Agnes (1951). Manual of the Grasses of the United States (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Deptartment of Agriculture. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/132023#page/5/mode/1up. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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