Published 2020-11-18
Keywords
- classification,
- Gramineae,
- grasses,
- Egypt,
- identification key
How to Cite
Peterson, P. M., Hosni, H. A., & Shamo, E. K. (2020). A key to the grasses (Poaceae) of Egypt: Grasses of Egypt. Webbia, 75(2), 329–353. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-9004
Abstract
A key for identifying 284 native and naturalized Egyptian grass species belonging to 103 genera in 22 tribes and 7 subfamilies is presented. The key is principally based on floral characters of the inflorescence and spikelet. A list and classification of all known species of Egyptian grasses is provided.
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Herrera Arrieta YH, Peterson PM. 2018. Grasses of Chihuahua, Mexico. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 107: 1−380.
Hosni HA, Ibrahim KM. 2004. The identification of grasses of the northwestern coastal region of Egypt by their vegetative characters. Taeckholmia 24: 79−89.
Ibrahim KM, Dube S, Peterson PM, Hosni HA. 2018. Grasses of Mali. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 108: 1−146.
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Soreng RJ, Peterson PM, Romaschenko K, Davidse G, Zuloaga FO, Judziewicz EJ, Filgueiras TS, Davis JI, Morrone O. 2015. A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution 53: 117−137.
Stevens PF. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, Version 14, July 2017. http://wwwmobotorg/MOBOT/research/APweb/ (accessed 4 April 2019).
Täckholm V. 1974. Students' Flora of Egypt, 2nd edition. Cairo: Cairo University.
Täckholm V, Täckholm G, Drar M. 1941. Flora of Egypt vol. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiospermae, Part Monocotyledones: Typhaceae‒ Gramineae. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science 17: 1−557.
Takhtajan A. 2009. Flowering plants, ed. 2. Netherlands: Springer.
Tzvelev N. 1989. The system of grasses (Poaceae) and their evolution. The Botanical Review, interpreting botanical progress 55: 141−204.
Clayton W, Renvoize S. 1986. Genera graminum. Grasses of the world. Kew Bulletin, Additional Series 13: 1−389.
Clayton WD, Vorontsova MS, Harman KT, Williamson H. 2016 onwards. GrassBase - The online World grass flora. The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html (accessed 9 April 2019).
Cope TA. 2005. Gramineae. In: Boulos L (Ed) Flora of Egypt, vol 4: Monocotyledons (Alismataceae-Orchidaceae). Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing; p. 124−349.
Cope TA, Hosni A (1991) A key to Egyptian Grasses. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Herrera Arrieta YH, Peterson PM. 2018. Grasses of Chihuahua, Mexico. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 107: 1−380.
Hosni HA, Ibrahim KM. 2004. The identification of grasses of the northwestern coastal region of Egypt by their vegetative characters. Taeckholmia 24: 79−89.
Ibrahim KM, Dube S, Peterson PM, Hosni HA. 2018. Grasses of Mali. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 108: 1−146.
Ibrahim KM, Hosnii HA, Peterson PM. 2016. Grasses of Egypt. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 103: 1−201.
Kellogg EA (2015) Xlll. Flowering Plants, Monocots, Poaceae. In: Kubitski K (Ed) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Switzerland: Springer International; p. 1−416.
Reveal JL. 2012. An outline of a classification scheme for extant flowering plants. Phytoneuron 2012-37: 1−221.
Soreng RJ, Davidse G, Peterson PM, Zuloaga FO, Judziewicz EJ, Filgueiras TS, Morrone O. 2019. Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae). http://wwwtropicosorg/project/cnwg (accessed 4 April 2019).
Soreng RJ, Peterson PM, Romaschenko K, Davidse G, Teisher JK, Clark LG, Barberá P, Gillespie LJ, Zuloaga FO. 2017. A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 55: 259−290.
Soreng RJ, Peterson PM, Romaschenko K, Davidse G, Zuloaga FO, Judziewicz EJ, Filgueiras TS, Davis JI, Morrone O. 2015. A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution 53: 117−137.
Stevens PF. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, Version 14, July 2017. http://wwwmobotorg/MOBOT/research/APweb/ (accessed 4 April 2019).
Täckholm V. 1974. Students' Flora of Egypt, 2nd edition. Cairo: Cairo University.
Täckholm V, Täckholm G, Drar M. 1941. Flora of Egypt vol. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiospermae, Part Monocotyledones: Typhaceae‒ Gramineae. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science 17: 1−557.
Takhtajan A. 2009. Flowering plants, ed. 2. Netherlands: Springer.
Tzvelev N. 1989. The system of grasses (Poaceae) and their evolution. The Botanical Review, interpreting botanical progress 55: 141−204.