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Zeugites sylvaticus

Zeugites sylvaticus is a species of perennial bunchgrass. It is native to Colombia and Panama. It was first described as Calderonella sylvatica in 1973, the only species of the genus Calderonella.

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Zeugites sylvaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Zeugites
Species:
Z. sylvaticus
Binomial name
Zeugites sylvaticus
(Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) A.M.Soriano & Dávila
Synonyms1

Calderonella sylvatica Soderstr. & H.F.Decker

Zeugites sylvaticus is a species of perennial bunchgrass.2 It is native to Colombia and Panama.1 It was first described as Calderonella sylvatica in 1973, the only species of the genus Calderonella.3

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References

  1. "Zeugites sylvaticus (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) A.M.Soriano & Dávila". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Calderonella sylvatica". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. Soderstrom, Thomas R.; Decker, Henry F. (1973). "Calderonella, A New Genus of Grasses, and its Relationships to the Centostecoid Genera". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 60 (2): 427. doi:10.2307/2395091.