Rhizocephalus Explained

Rhizocephalus is a genus of plants in the grass family, Poaceae.^{[1] [2] [3]} The only known species is Rhizocephalus orientalis, native to Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Asiatic Turkey, and Uzbekistan.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 1(5): 68
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024785 Tropicos, Rhizocephalus Boiss.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00549.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul
5. Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
6. Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Conspectus Florae Caucasi 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae
7. Web site: The Euro+Med Plantbase Project. ww2.bgbm.org. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum of Berlin. 2017-01-05.