Zeugites

Zeugites
Zeugites pringlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Zeugiteae
Genus: Zeugites
P.Browne
Type species
Zeugites americanus
Willd.
Synonyms[1]

Zeugites is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America.[2][3]

Species

Species of Zeugites include:[1][4]

  1. Zeugites americanus Willd. - from Mexico to Bolivia, and Greater Antilles in Caribbean
  2. Zeugites capillaris (Hitchc.) Swallen - Jalisco, Colima, México State, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz (México).
  3. Zeugites hackelii Swallen - Michoacán, Sinaloa, Jalisco, México State (México).
  4. Zeugites hintonii Hartley - México State
  5. Zeugites latifolius (E.Fourn.) Hemsl. - Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas (México), and Honduras
  6. Zeugites munroanus Hemsl. - Guatemala, El Salvador; and Chiapas, Veracruz (México).
  7. Zeugites panamensis Swallen - Costa Rica, Panama
  8. Zeugites pittieri Hack. - from Chiapas (México) to Panama
  9. Zeugites sagittatus Hartley - México State
  10. Zeugites smilacifolius Scribn. - Michoacán, Morelos, México State, Guerrero, Jalisco (México).

Former species

Species formerly in Zeugites include:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts, page 341
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Zeugites P. Browne
  4. ↑ The Plant List search for Zeugites


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