Prionanthium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Genus: Prionanthium
Species: P. ecklonii
Name

Prionanthium Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 168 (1831)
monotypic taxon

The genus is possibly unplaced or a synonym of Pentameris whilst the species is an accepted name.
References

Desvaux, N.A. (1831) Mémoires de la Société d'Agriculture, Sciences et Arts d'Angers 1: 168, t. 7, f. 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Prionanthium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Prionanthium. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
Tropicos.org 2013. Prionanthium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Prionanthium. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
GBIF.