Littledalea Explained

Littledalea is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family, native to mountains in China and neighboring countries.^[1] The genus is placed in its own tribe Littledaleae within subfamily Pooideae. The isolated tribe seems to be sister to the tribes Bromeae and Triticeae.^[2]

Genus was named for British game hunter Clement St. George Royds Littledale (1851–1931) ^[1]

Species^{[3] [4] [5]}

• Littledalea alaica (Korsh.) Petrov ex Kom. - Qinghai, Tibet, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
• Littledalea przevalskyi Tzvelev - Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet
• Littledalea racemosa Keng - Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan
• Littledalea tibetica Hemsl. - Tibet, Nepal, Yunnan

External links

• Littledalea . gen00351 . 2015-12-20.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16235565#page/154/mode/1up Hemsley, William Botting. 1896. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 25: plate 2472
2. Soreng. Robert J.. Peterson. Paul M.. Romaschenko. Konstantin. Davidse. Gerrit. Teisher. Jordan K.. Clark. Lynn G.. Barberá. Patricia. Gillespie. Lynn J.. Zuloaga. Fernando O.. A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 55. 4. 2017. 259–290. 1674-4918. 10.1111/jse.12262. free. 10261/240149. free.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=422735 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Littledalea The Plant List search for Littledalea
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=118756 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 370 扇穗茅属 shan sui mao shu Littledalea Hemsley, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2472. 1896.