Acostia Explained

Acostia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The only known species is Acostia gracilis, found only in Ecuador.^[5] It is listed as an endangered species.^[6] The genus name of Acostia is in honour of Misael Acosta Solís (1910–1994), an Ecuadorian naturalist.^[7] The Latin specific epithet of gracilis means "slender".^[8] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. Vol.12 on page 109 in 1968.^[5]

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. Web site: The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724222734/http://www.delta-intkey.com/grass/www/acostia.htm . 2008-07-24 .
2. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00002.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
3. Swallen, Jason Richard 1968. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 12: 109
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9300725#page/407/mode/1up Webster, R. D., J. H. Kirkbride & J. V. Reyna. 1989. New World genera of the Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Sida 13(4): 393–417
5. Web site: Acostia Swallen Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 24 January 2022 . en.
6. Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Panicum acostia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
7. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021 . 2 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402092635/https://www.bgbm.org/de/node/3642 . live .
8. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .