Sacciolepis

Sacciolepis
Sacciolepis indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Genus: Sacciolepis
Nash
Type species
Sacciolepis gibba
(syn of S. striata)
(Elliott) Nash
Synonyms
  • Rhampholepis Stapf

Sacciolepis is a genus of plants in the grass family. Cupscale grass is a common name for plants in this genus.

They are widespread in tropical and warmer temperate regions. Many are native to Africa, with others in Asia, Australia, and the Americas.

These species are annual or perennial and may have rhizomes or stolons. The inflorescence is usually a narrow, dense panicle. They generally grow in moist habitat, such as marshes and streambanks. Sacciolepis is closely related to genus Panicum.

Species
formerly included

see Hymenachne Panicum

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Nash, George Valentine. 1901. Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada page 89 in English
  3. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ↑ NRCS. "Sacciolepis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 Judziewicz, E. J. (1990). A new South American species of Sacciolepis (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae), with a summary of the genus in the New World. Systematic Botany 15(3) 415-20.
  6. 1 2 Simon, B. K. (1972). A revision of the genus Sacciolepis (Gramineae) in the 'Flora Zambesiaca' area. Kew Bulletin 27(3) 387-406.
  7. 1 2 Wipff, J. K. Sacciolepis Nash. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  8. ↑ Flora of China, Vol. 22 Page 500, 510, 511 囊颖草属 nang ying cao shu Sacciolepis Nash, Man. Fl. N. States. 89. 1901.
  9. ↑ "Atlas of Living Australia, Sacciolepis R.C.Nash, Cupscale Grass". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  10. ↑ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants
  11. ↑ The Plant List search for Sacciolepis
  12. ↑ Sacciolepis Species List. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
  13. ↑ Quattrocchi, U. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Volume 1. CRC Press. 2006. pg. 1937.
  14. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map