Amphibromus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Aveneae
Subtribus: Torreyochloinae
Genus: Amphibromus
Species: A. archeri – A. fluitans – A. gracilis – A. macrorhinus – A. neesii – A. nervosus – A. pithogastrus – A. quadridentulus – A. recurvatus – A. scabrivalvis – A. sinuatus – A. vickeryae – A. white

Name

Amphibromus Nees, London J. Bot. 2: 420 (1843)
Type species: Amphibromus neesii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 328 (1854)

References
Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1843) London Journal of Botany 2: 420.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Amphibromus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. 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, Amphibromus. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
Tropicos.org 2013. Amphibromus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Amphibromus. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Amphibromus. .

Amphibromus is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Most are known as swamp wallaby grass.[2][3][4][5][6] Most are endemic to Australia. One can also be found in New Zealand and there are two species in South America.[4]

These are annual or perennial grasses. Some can have cleistogamous inflorescences sheathed on their stems. The open inflorescences may be spreading or spikelike. These may have some cleistogamous spikelets in them, as well.[4]

Most species occur in moist to wet habitat types. Some tolerate periodic flooding well, even flowering in response to it.[4]

Species[7][8][9]

Amphibromus archeri - pointed swamp wallaby grass - South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Amphibromus fluitans - river swamp wallaby grass, graceful swamp wallaby grass - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, New Zealand (North + South Is)
Amphibromus macrorhinus - long-nosed swamp wallaby grass - South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia
Amphibromus neesii - southern swamp wallaby grass - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales; naturalized in California
Amphibromus nervosus - common swamp wallaby grass, veined swamp wallaby grass - South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia
Amphibromus pithogastrus - plump swamp wallaby grass - Victoria, New South Wales
Amphibromus quadridentulus - Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais), Argentina (Entre Ríos, Misiones), Uruguay
Amphibromus recurvatus - dark swamp wallaby grass - South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Amphibromus scabrivalvis - rough amphibromus - Bolivia (La Paz), Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru; naturalized in Louisiana
Amphibromus sinuatus - wavy swamp wallaby grass - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales
Amphibromus vickeryae - Western Australia[10]
†Amphibromus whitei small swamp wallaby grass - †Queensland but extinct[11]

References

Tropicos, Amphibromus Nees
Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1843. London Journal of Botany 2: 420 in Latin
Atlas of Living Australia, Amphibromus Nees, Swamp Wallaby Grass
Thieret, J. W. Amphibromus. Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
Amphibromus. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. Amphibromus. Archived October 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine The Grass Genera of the World. 2012.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Swallen, J. R. 1931. The grass genus Amphibromus. American Journal of Botany 18: 411–415
Smith, L. B., D. C. Wasshausen & R. M. Klein. 1982. Gramíneas. Gêneros: 45. Deschampsia até 84. Pseudechinolaena. 1(GRAM): 443–906. In P. R. Reitz (ed.) Flora Ilustrada Catarinense. Herbário "Barbosa Rodrigues", Itajaí, Brasil
considered 'probably extinct' - page 7 of Bell, Una; Bell, Una (2008), Common native grasses of south-west WA, [Mundaring, Western Australia] [Una Bell], retrieved 30 October 2016
Amphibromus whitei. Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Australia.