Periballia

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: Airinae
Genus: Periballia
Species: P. involucrata – P. laevis – P. minuta

Name

Periballia Trin.Fund. Agrost.: 133 (1820)

Type species: Periballia involucrata (Cav.) Janka, Term. Füz. 1: 97 (1877)

References

Trinius, C.B. von 1820. Fundamenta Agrostographiae 133.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Periballia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 3. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2013. Periballia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Periballia. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.

Periballia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.[2][3][4]

Species[1]

Periballia involucrata (Cav.) Janka - Spain, Portugal
Periballia laevis (Brot.) Asch. & Graebn. - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Crimea; naturalized in parts of United States
Periballia minuta (L.) Asch. & Graebn. - Spain, Portugal, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily + Sardinia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, European Turkey, Algeria, Morocco; naturalized in South Africa + Australia

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1820. Fundamenta Agrostographiae 133
Tropicos, Periballia Trin.
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora