Chasmanthium

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Chasmanthieae
Genus: Chasmanthium
Species: C. curvifolium – C. latifolium – C. laxum – C. nitidum – C. ornithorhynchum – C. ornithoryncha – C. sessiliflorum

Name

Chasmanthium Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 159 (1827)

Type species: Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates, S. W. Naturalist 11: 433 (1966)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Gouldochloa J.Valdés, Morden & S.L.Hatch, Syst. Bot. 11: 112 (1986)

References
Primary references

Link, J.H.F. (1827) Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 1: 159.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Chasmanthium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Chasmanthium. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31.
Tropicos.org 2013. Chasmanthium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Chasmanthium. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.

Chasmanthium is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.[4][5]

Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats.[6] One species, Chasmanthium latifolium, is commonly cultivated.[4]

The generic name is derived from the Greek words χάσμα (chasma), meaning "wide opening," and ἀνθός (anthos), meaning "flower."[7]

Species[3][6][8][9][10]

Chasmanthium curvifolium (Valdés-Reyna, Morden & S.L.Hatch) Wipff & S.D.Jones - Tamaulipas
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) H.O.Yates - Indian woodoats - central + southeastern United States (TX + FL to NE + NJ), plus isolated populations in Manitoba, Arizona, New Mexico, Nuevo León
Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates - slender woodoats - southeastern + south-central United States (TX + FL to NY)
Chasmanthium nitidum (Baldw.) Yates - shiny woodoats - southeastern United States (AL GA FL NC SC)
Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum (Steud.) Yates - birdbill woodoats - southeastern United States (LA MS AL FL NC SC)

See also

List of Poaceae genera

References

"Genus: Chasmanthium Link". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
Tropicos, Chasmanthium Link
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Steve Christman. "#759 Chasmanthium latifolium". Floridata.
Link, Johann Heinrich Friedrich. 1827. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 1: 159
"Chasmanthium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 1. CRC Press. p. 460. ISBN 9780849313035.
The Plant List search for Chasmanthium
Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
"GRIN Species Records of Chasmanthium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2010-11-06.