The Infrageneric Classification of Eragrostis (Poaceae)

A world-wide sample of 53 Eragrostis, 1 Diandrochloa and 2 Eragrostiella species was examined in terms of 442 newly recorded characters. These data were stored in the DELTA system and used for generating full natural language descriptions. A selection of morphological and anatomical characters (58 a...

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Published in:Taxon 1994-08, Vol.43 (3), p.383-422
Main Authors: Van den Borre, An, Watson, Leslie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy
Biological and medical sciences
Epidermal cells
Florets
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glumes
Inflorescences
Leaf blade
Mesophyll cells
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
Sclerenchyma
Spermatophyta
Spikelets
Systematics (diagnosis, chromosome numbers)
Vascular bundles
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Summary:A world-wide sample of 53 Eragrostis, 1 Diandrochloa and 2 Eragrostiella species was examined in terms of 442 newly recorded characters. These data were stored in the DELTA system and used for generating full natural language descriptions. A selection of morphological and anatomical characters (58 and 60, respectively) were analysed through a variety of phenetic and cladistic methods, revealing significant character correlations and intrageneric species relationships. The analyses are discussed in detail. A revised description of the genus Eragrostis is presented, and two subgenera are recognized, and fully described.
ISSN:0040-0262
1996-8175
DOI:10.2307/1222716