Canastra Explained

Canastra is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Its species are endemic to Brazil.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

Species include:^[4]

• Canastra aristella (Döll) Zuloaga & Morrone — Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo states.
• Canastra lanceolata (Filg.) Morrone, Zuloaga, Davidse & Filg. — Minas Gerais state.^[5]

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/642492#page/428/mode/1up Morrone, O., F. O. Zuloaga, G. Davidse & T. S. Filgueiras. 2001. Canastra, a new genus of Paniceae (Poaceae, Panicoideae) segregated from Arthropogon. Novon 11(4): 429–436.
2. Zuloaga, F. O., L. M. Giussani & O. Morrone. 2006. On the taxonomic position of Panicum aristellum (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Systematic Botany 31(3): 497–505
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/135088#page/280/mode/1up Döll, Johann Christoph 1877. Flora Brasiliensis 2(2): 221
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=451197 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3393155?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Jstor.org: "Canastra, a New Genus of Paniceae (Poaceae, Panicoideae) Segregated from Arthropogon"