Brachyelytrum is a genus of North American and East Asian plants in the grass family,[2][3][4] classified in its own tribe Brachyelytreae.[5]
| Brachyelytrum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Brachyelytrum erectum[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Tribe: | Brachyelytreae Ohwi (1941) |
| Genus: | Brachyelytrum P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Brachyelytrum erectum | |
Molecular phylogenetic study has indicated that Brachyelytrum is the earliest diverging lineage in the subfamily Pooideae (the cool season grasses), a lineage that includes many of the world's major cereal crops such as barley, wheat, and oats.[6]
- Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel. from Ontario to Newfoundland south through Great Lakes region + Appalachian Mountains
- Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P.Beauv - from Ontario to Newfoundland south to Texas + Florida
- Brachyelytrum japonicum (Hack.) Matsum. ex Honda - Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Japan, Jeju Island in South Korea
- formerly included
- Brachyelytrum africanum - Pseudobromus africanus
- Brachyelytrum pringlei - Muhlenbergia diversiglumis
- Brachyelytrum silvaticum - Pseudobromus africanus
See also
References
External links
- Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Brachyelytrum". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-12-21.