Biology:Zeugites

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Zeugites
Zeugites americanus imported from iNaturalist photo 12058839 on 30 December 2023.jpg
Zeugites americanus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Zeugiteae
Genus: Zeugites
P.Browne
Type species
Zeugites americanus
Willd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Senites Adans.
  • Despretzia Kunth
  • Krombholzia Rupr. ex E.Fourn.

Zeugites is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America.[2][3]

Species

Species of Zeugites include:[1][4]

  • Zeugites americanus Willd. - from Mexico to Bolivia, and Greater Antilles in Caribbean
  • Zeugites capillaris (Hitchc.) Swallen - Jalisco, Colima, México State, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz (México).
  • Zeugites hackelii Swallen - Michoacán, Sinaloa, Jalisco, México State (México).
  • Zeugites hintonii Hartley - México State
  • Zeugites latifolius (E.Fourn.) Hemsl. - Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas (México), and Honduras
  • Zeugites munroanus Hemsl. - Guatemala, El Salvador; and Chiapas, Veracruz (México).
  • Zeugites panamensis Swallen - Costa Rica, Panama
  • Zeugites pittieri Hack. - from Chiapas (México) to Panama
  • Zeugites sagittatus Hartley - México State
  • Zeugites smilacifolius Scribn. - Michoacán, Morelos, México State, Guerrero, Jalisco (México).

Former species

Species formerly in Zeugites include:[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1866871 entry