Acostia

Acostia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Acostia
Binomial name
Acostia gracilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Panicum acostia R.D.Webster

Acostia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]

The only known species is Acostia gracilis, found only in Ecuador.[1][6] It is listed as an endangered species.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ↑ Swallen, Jason Richard 1968. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 12: 109
  5. ↑ Webster, R. D., J. H. Kirkbride & J. V. Reyna. 1989. New World genera of the Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Sida 13(4): 393–417
  6. ↑ The Plant List, Acostia gracilis Swallen
  7. ↑ Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Panicum acostia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.


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