Crithopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Subtribus: Hordeinae
Genus: Crithopsis
Species: C. delileana

Name

Crithopsis Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 4: 30 (1850)
monotypic taxon

References

Jaubert, H.F. & Spach, É. (1850) Illustrationes Plantarum Orientalium 4: 30.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Crithopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Crithopsis. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
Tropicos.org 2013. Crithopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Crithopsis. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.

Crithopsis is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean and nearby areas.[2][3]

Species

The only known species is Crithopsis delileana, native to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Crete, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, and Iran.[1]

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Jaubert, Hippolyte François & Spach, Édouard. 1851. Illustrationes Plantarum Orientalium 4: page 30 plate 321.
The International Plant Names Index