Altoparadisium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Arthropogoninae
Genus: Altoparadisium
Species: A. chapadense – A. scabrum
Name

Altoparadisium Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga et Morrone, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 363 (2001)
Type species: Altoparadisium chapadense Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga & Morrone, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 363 (2001)

References

Filgueiras, T.S., Davidse, G., Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O.N. (2001) Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88(2): 363.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Altoparadisium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Altoparadisium. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
Tropicos.org 2013. Altoparadisium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Altoparadisium. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
GBIF.

Altoparadisium is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. The species are native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America.[1][2]
Species

Species include:[3][4]

Altoparadisium chapadense Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga & Morrone — Brazil.
Altoparadisium scabrum (Pilg. & Kuhlm.) Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga & Morrone — Brazil, Bolivia.

See also

List of Poaceae genera

References

Filgueiras, T. S., G. Davidse, F. O. Zuloaga & O. Morrone. 2001. The establishment of the new genus Altoparadisium and a reevaluation of Arthropogon (Poaceae, Paniceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88(2): 351–372
Davidse, G., T. S. Filgueiras, F. O. Zuloaga & O. Morrone. 2003. Altoparadisium. 46: 16–17. In F. O. Zuloaga, O. Morrone, G. Davidse, T. S. Filgueiras, P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng & E. J. Judziewicz (eds.) Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, Washington, D.C
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The Plant List search for Altoparadisium