Airopsis

Airopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Brizinae
Genus: Airopsis
Desv.
Species:
A. tenella
Binomial name
Airopsis tenella
(Cav.) Coss. & Durieu
Synonyms
  • Aeropsis Asch. & Graebn.
  • Sphaerella Bubani
  • Milium tenellum Cav.
  • Agrostis tenella (Cav.) Poir.
  • Aeropsis tenella (Cav.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Aira globosa Thore
  • Airopsis globosa (Thore) Desv.
  • Paspalum globosum (Thore) Raspail
  • Briza globosa (Thore) Mutel
  • Sphaerella pumila Bubani

Airopsis is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family.

Species

The only accepted species is Airopsis tenella, native to the western Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.

formerly included

Numerous other species were once included in Airopsis but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Aira Antinoria Dissanthelium Eragrostis Pentameris Periballia Poa Sphenopholis

  • Airopsis agrostidea – Antinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis ampla – Pentameris ampla
  • Airopsis aurea – Pentameris aurea
  • Airopsis brevifolia – Poa secunda
  • Airopsis candolei – Antinoria agrostidea
  • Airopsis capillaris – Aira elegantissima
  • Airopsis caryophyllea – Aira caryophyllea
  • Airopsis cupaniana – Aira cupaniana
  • Airopsis insularis – Antinoria insularis
  • Airopsis involucrata – Periballia involucrata
  • Airopsis jubata – Eragrostis japonica
  • Airopsis laevis – Periballia laevis
  • Airopsis lendigera – Periballia laevis
  • Airopsis millegrana – Eragrostis airoides
  • Airopsis minuta – Periballia minuta
  • Airopsis multiculmis – Antinoria insularis
  • Airopsis obtusata – Sphenopholis obtusata
  • Airopsis pallida – Pentameris ampla
  • Airopsis peruviana – Dissanthelium peruvianum
  • Airopsis praecox – Aira praecox
  • Airopsis pulchella – Aira tenorei
  • Airopsis setacea – Aira elegantissima
  • Airopsis steudelii – Pentameris malouinensis
  • Airopsis triseta – Eriachne triseta
  • Airopsis tuberculata – Pentameris setifolia
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