Agropyropsis

Monotypic genus of grasses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Agropyropsis is a monotypic genus of grasses closely related to Catapodium.[2] It is native to the Batna Province in northeastern Algeria,[3][4] and only contains a single species, Agropyropsis lolium.[1][5][6] It once included a second species, Agropyropsis gracilis, which has since been renamed and moved to Lolium canariense.[1]

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Agropyropsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Parapholiinae
Genus: Agropyropsis
(Batt. & Trab.) A.Camus
Species:
A. lolium
Binomial name
Agropyropsis lolium
Synonyms[1]
  • Catapodium subg. Agropyropsis Trab. 1904
  • Catapodium sect. Agropyropsis Batt. & Trab. 1895
  • Agropyron lolium (Balansa) Trab.
  • Catapodium lolium (Balansa ex Coss. & Durieu) Hack. (type species)
  • Festuca lolium Balansa ex Coss. & Durieu
  • Triticum lolium (Balansa ex Coss. & Durieu) Trab.
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