Biology:Zeugites

Short description: Genus of grasses

Zeugites
Zeugites americanus
Scientific classification
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
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.

Species

Species of Zeugites include:

• 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:

• Zeugites sylvaticus - Calderonella sylvatica

External links

• Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora

Wikidata ☰ Q1866871 entry