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The infrageneric classification of Eragrostis (Poaceae)
Author(s) -
Van den Borre An,
Watson Leslie
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222716
Subject(s) - eragrostis , subgenus , poaceae , taxon , biology , cladistics , systematics , taxonomy (biology) , botany , phylogenetics , gene , biochemistry
Summary Van den Borre, A. & Watson, L.: The infrageneric classification of Eragrostis (Poaceae). – Taxon 43: 383‐422. 1994. – ISSN 0040‐0262. A world‐wide sample of 53 Eragrostis , 1 Diandrochloa and 2 Eragrostiella species was examined in terms of 442 newly recorded characters. These data were stored in the DELTA system and used for generating full natural language descriptions. A selection of morphological and anatomical characters (58 and 60, respectively) were analysed through a variety of phenetic and cladistic methods, revealing significant character correlations and intrageneric species relationships. The analyses are discussed in detail. A revised description of the genus Eragrostis is presented, and two subgenera are recognized, and fully described.