Avellinia

Avellinia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only known species is Avellinia festucoides, found throughout much of the Mediterranean Region from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey.[1][5][6] It is also reportedly naturalized in Australia.[7]

Avellinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Aveninae
Genus: Avellinia
Doll & Asch.
Species:
A. festucoides
Binomial name
Avellinia festucoides
(Link) Valdés & H.Scholz
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromus festucoides Link
  • Rostraria festucoides (Link) Romero Zarco
  • Bromus michelii Savi
  • Koeleria macilenta DC.
  • Avena puberula Guss.
  • Koeleria tenuiflora Salzm. ex Trin.
  • Trisetum macilentum (DC.) Trin.
  • Trisetum puberulum (Guss.) Ten.
  • Vulpia michelii (Savi) Rchb.
  • Avena macilenta (DC.) Guss.
  • Festuca michelii (Savi) Kunth
  • Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.
  • Avellinia savii Parl.
  • Vulpia tenuicula Boiss. & Reut.
  • Avena michelii (Savi) Guss.
  • Koeleria tenuicula (Boiss. & Reut.) Boiss. & Reut.
  • Koeleria michelii (Savi) Coss.
  • Trisetum michelii (Savi) Guss.
  • Avellinia tenuicula (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
  • Avellinia warionis Sennen & Mauricio
  • Trisetum faurei Sennen & Mauricio
  • Trisetum viciosorum Sennen & Mauricio
  • Trisetaria michelii (Savi) D.Heller

The type species is Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.[8]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. Parlatore, Filippo, 1842. Plantae Novae vel minus notae opusculis diversis olim descriptae, page 59
  4. Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul
  5. Valdés, Benito & Scholz, Hildemar Wolfgang 2006. Willdenowia 36(2): 662
  6. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Avellinia
  7. Atlas of Living Australia
  8. Tropicos, Avellinia Parl.


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