Oplismenus

Oplismenus
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Boivinellinae
Genus: Oplismenus
P.Beauv.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Hippagrostis Kuntze
  • Orthopogon R.Br., rejected name
  • Hekaterosachne Steud.
  • Oplismenus sect. Orthopogon (R.Br.) Schltr.
  • Panicum sect. Orthopogon (R.Br.) Döll
  • Panicum sect. Orthopogon (R.Br.) Trin.

Oplismenus is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses, commonly known as basketgrass,[3] found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and in some cases, temperate regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.[4] The systematics of the genus are unclear, with over 100 described species, only 7 species are officially recognized as of 2016.[5]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Tropicos, Orthopogon R. Br.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Oplismenus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1810. Flore d'Oware et de Benin en Afrique 2: 14, pl. 68, f. 1.
  5. ^ Oplismenus, The Plant List