Aeluropus

Aeluropus
Aeluropus littoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Aeluropodinae
Genus: Aeluropus
Trin.
Type species
Aeluropus laevis
(syn of A. lagopoides)
Synonyms
  • Calotheca Spreng. 1817, illegitimate homonym not Desv. 1810 (syn of Briza)
  • Chamaedactylis T.Nees

Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.

Species
  • Aeluropus badghyzii Tzvelev - Turkmenistan
  • Aeluropus laciniatus Khodash. - Iran
  • Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands
  • Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China
  • Aeluropus macrostachyus Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  • Aeluropus pilosus (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang
formerly included

see Dactylis Odyssea

  • Aeluropus arabicus - Odyssea mucronata
  • Aeluropus mucronatus - Odyssea mucronata
  • Aeluropus pungens (Vahl) Boiss 1884 not K.Koch 1848 - Odyssea mucronata
  • Aeluropus smithii - Dactylis smithii
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