Holcus

Holcus lanatus, Typus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Holcinae
Genus: Holcus
Species: H. annuus – H. azoricus – H. caespitosus – H. gayanus – H. grandiflorus – H. hierrensis – H. lanatus – H. mollis – H. notarisii – H. pintodasilvae – H. rigidus – H. setiger

Nothospecies: H. x hybridus

Name

Holcus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1047. 1753, nom. cons.

• Type species: Holcus lanatus L., Sp. Pl.: 1048 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Arthrochloa R.Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 35. 1823, nom. superfl.
  • Nothoholcus Nash in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 1: 109. 1913, nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • Sorgum Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 38, 606. 1763, nom. rej.
  • Ginannia Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 321. 1901.
  • Homalachne Kuntze in T.E.von Post & C.E.O.Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 285. 1903, nom. illeg.
  • Notholcus Nash ex Hitchc. in W.L.Jepson, Fl. Calif. 1: 126. 1912, nom. illeg.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1047. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Holcus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Holcus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 31. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Holcus. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Holcus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec. 2019.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Holcus. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Holcus.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Смарганец
Deutsch: Honiggräser
suomi: Mesiheinät

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