Greslania

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Greslaniinae
Genus: Greslania
Species: G. circinnata – G. rivularis
Name

Greslania Balansa, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 19: 319 (1872)

Type species: Greslania rivularis Balansa, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 19: 320. (1872 publ. 1873)

References

Balansa, B. 1872. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 19: 319.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Greslania in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2013. Greslania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Greslania. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013.

Greslania is a genus of small perennial bamboos in the grass family, endemic to New Caledonia, with 4 accepted species.[2][4][5][6]
Description

Greslania species have woody culms emerging from short, clumping rhizomes. They generally lack lateral branches, instead growing clumps of erect culms reaching 60–350 cm (24–138 in) in height.[5]
Species[6][3]

Greslania circinata Balansa
Greslania montana Balansa
Greslania multiflora Pilg.
Greslania rivularis Balansa

References

lectotype designated by McClure, Taxon 6(7): 203 (1957)
Tropicos, Greslania Balansa
"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
Balansa, Benedict. 1873. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 19: 319-320 descriptions in Latin, commentary and distribution information in French
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora, Greslania
"Greslania — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2021-06-16.