Distichlis Explained

Distichlis is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Plants in this genus are dioecious, have rhizomes or stolons, and have conspicuously distichous leaves.^[2]

Species

Species included in Distichlis include:^{[6] [7]}

• Distichlis acerosa (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Argentina
• Distichlis australis (Speg.) Villamil – Argentina
• Distichlis bajaensis H.L.Bell – Mexico
• Distichlis distichophylla (Labill.) Fassett – Australia
• Distichlis eludens (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí
• Distichlis humilis Phil. – Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
• Distichlis laxiflora Hack. – Argentina
• Distichlis littoralis (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba
• Distichlis palmeri (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M.Johnst. – Baja California, Sonora
• Distichlis scoparia (Kunth) Arechav. – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
• Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene – from Newfoundland + Northwest Territories to Uruguay including Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Galápagos

Formerly included

Species formerly included in Distichlis include:^[6]

• Distichlis ammobia – Poa obvallata
• Distichlis condensata – Eragrostis condensata
• Distichlis multinervosa – Vaseyochloa multinervosa
• Distichlis sudanensis – Aeluropus lagopoides
• Distichlis texana – Allolepis texana
• Distichlis volckmannii – Poa cumingii

Notes and References

1. Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel 1819. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 89: 104
2. Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded Distichlis (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters. Systematic Botany (3): 536–551.
3. Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: [i–ii], 1–259
4. Negritto, M. A., L. R. Servivanti & A. M. Anton. 2003. 19. Poaceae, parte 5. Tribu Eragrostideae. Flora Fanerogámica Argentina 86: 1–68
5. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00199.htm Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
6. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=451422 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
7. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Distichlis The Plant List, search for Distichlis