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Cinnastrum

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Cinnastrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Cinnastrum
(Kunth) E.Fourn.
Species:
C. poiforme
Binomial name
Cinnastrum poiforme
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Agrostis poiformis Willd. ex Steud. (1840), pro syn.
  • Arundo pooides Poir. (1816)
  • Calamagrostis poiformis (Kunth) Beal (1896)
  • Calamagrostis pooides Trin. ex Steud. (1840), pro syn.
  • Calamovilfa poiformis (Kunth) M.E.Jones (1912)
  • Cinna miliacea Griseb. ex E.Fourn. (1886), pro syn.
  • Cinna poiformis (Kunth) Scribn. & Merr. (1901)
  • Cinnastrum miliaceum E.Fourn. (1886)
  • Deyeuxia poiformis Kunth (1816) (basionym)
  • Poa subnudiflora Kunth (1829), nom. superfl.
  • Poa subuniflora Kunth (1829)

Cinnastrum is a genus of grasses. It includes a single species, Cinnastrum poiforme, a perennial which ranges from northeastern Mexico to Guatemala and from Costa Rica to Venezuela and Bolivia. In Colombia it grows in the Andes at high elevations (3000 to 4000 meters).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cinnastrum poiforme (Kunth) E.Fourn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2025.