Neostapfia

Colusa grass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Orcuttiinae
Genus: Neostapfia
Burtt Davy
Species:
N. colusana
Binomial name
Neostapfia colusana
Synonyms[2]
  • Stapfia Burtt Davy 1898, illegitimate name not Chodat 1897 (a green alga in family Tetrasporaceae)
  • Davyella Hack.
  • Stapfia colusana Burtt Davy
  • Anthochloa colusana (Burtt Davy) Scribn.
  • Davyella colusana (Burtt Davy) Hack.

Neostapfia is a genus of endemic Californian bunchgrasses, in the subfamily Chloridoideae of the grass family, Poaceae.[3][1][4][5][6] The only known species is Neostapfia colusana, with the common name Colusa grass.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Jepson (JM2): Neostapfia colusana
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ USDA: Neostapfia colusana
  4. ^ Davy, Joseph Burtt. 1898. "Stapfia, a new genus of Meliceae, and other noteworthy grasses." Erythea 6 (11): 109-113, text.
  5. ^ Davy, Joseph Burtt. 1898. "Stapfia, a new genus of Meliceae, and other noteworthy grasses." Erythea 6 (11): plate 1, line drawings of Neostapfia colusana, named as Stapfia colusana
  6. ^ Davy, Joseph Burtt 1899. "Concerning Stapfia." Erythea 7 (43)