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CONSERVATION OF NOTODANTHONIA ZOTOV (GRAMINEAE)
Author(s) -
Veldkamp J.F.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1220291
Subject(s) - type species , type (biology) , biology , genus , geography , poaceae , botany , ecology , zoology
Summary A danthonoid genus of grasses with about 52 species occurs from South America through New Zealand and Australia to Malesia. Most species occur in New Zealand (23) and Australia (28), and especially in the first country are best known as Notodanthonia Zotov (1963). There are older synonyms, however. The type of Plinthanthesis Steud. (1853) is not P. urvillei Steud., but P. tenuior Steud., a Notodanthonia. Plinthanthesis is proposed for rejection and in the sense of S. T. Blake (1972) renamed Blakeochloa Veldk., nom. nov. Rytidosperma Steud. (1854) has recently been revised for South America (5 species); the type is R. lechleri Steud., identical with R. glabra (Phil.) Nicora.; Notodanthonia has been placed in its synonymy, but the necessary new combinations have not yet been made (about 50). Monostachya Merr. (1910) from Malesia (1 species) is linked by intermediate species to Notodanthonia. Notodanthonia is proposed for conservation as it is the best known for the genus, longest in general use, and the least new combinations are required.