Limnas

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Alopecurinae
Genus: Limnas
Species: L. malyschevii – L. stelleri – L. veresczagini
Name

Limnas Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 116 (1820)
Type species: Limnas stelleri Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 116 (1820)

References

Trinius, C.B. von (1820) Fundamenta Agrostographiae 116, t. 6.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Limnas in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Limnas. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
Tropicos.org 2013. Limnas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Limnas. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013.

Limnas is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. It is found in northern and central Asia (Russia and Kazakhstan).[1][2][3]

Species[4]

Limnas malyschevii O.D.Nikif. - Krasnoyarsk, Yakutiya
Limnas stelleri Trin. - Krasnoyarsk, Yakutiya, Irkutsk, Buryatiya, Khabarovsk Krai
Limnas veresczaginii Krylov & Schischk. - Kazakhstan

formerly included[4]

Limnas arkansana - Limnodea arkansana
Limnas pilosa - Limnodea arkansana

References

Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1820. Fundamenta Agrostographiae page 116, plate 6.
Tropicos, Limnas Trin.
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families