Schizachne

Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic.[1][9][10] Three subspecies are recognized:

Schizachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Schizachne

Species:
S. purpurascens
Binomial name
Schizachne purpurascens
(Torr.) Swallen
Type species
Schizachne fauriei
(syn of S. purpurascens ssp. callosa)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Schizachne fauriei Hack.
  • Trisetum purpurascens Torr.
  • Melica purpurascens (Torr.) Hitchc.
  • Avena callosa Turcz. ex Griseb..
  • Melica callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi
  • Schizachne komarovii Roshev.
  • Schizachne callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi
  • Avena striata Michx. 1803, illegitimate homonym not Lam. 1783 nor Schousb. ex Willk. & Lange 1861
  • Melica striata Hitchc.
  • Avena torreyi Nash
  • Bromelica striata (Hitchc.) Farw.
  • Schizachne striata (Hitchc.) Hultén

Melica smithii was formerly included in the genus, as Schizachne smithii.[1]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hackel, Eduard 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7: 322-323 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  3. Tropicos, Schizachne Hack.
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok
  6. Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan
  7. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129507
  8. Kitagawa, Masao 1979. Neo-Lineamenta Florae Manshuricae 109
  9. United States Department of Agriculture plants profile, Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen, false melic
  10. The Plant List search for Schizachne
  11. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 223 裂稃茅 lie fu mao Schizachne purpurascens (Torrey) Swallen subsp. callosa (Turczaninow ex Grisebach) T. Koyama & Kawano, Can. J. Bot. 42: 862. 1964
  12. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map


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