Luziola
| Luziola | |
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| L. fluitans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Oryzoideae |
| Tribe: | Oryzeae |
| Subtribe: | Zizaniinae |
| Genus: | Luziola Juss. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Luziola (watergrass)[2] is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies.[3][4][5]
- Luziola bahiensis (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antilles, Central America, USA (FL AL MS)
- Luziola brasiliana Moric. - Venezuela (Portuguesa, Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Guárico), Brazil (Piauí, Bahia)
- Luziola brasiliensis (Trin.) Swallen - Venezuela (Guárico), Brazil (Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte)
- Luziola caespitosa Swallen - Brazil (Bahia)
- Luziola divergens Swallen - Minas Gerais
- Luziola fluitans (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob. - Mexico, Guatemala, USA (TX LA AR MS AL GA FL NC SC)
- Luziola fragilis Swallen - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Guárico), Bolivia (Beni), Brazil (Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná)
- Luziola gracillima Prodoehl - Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina
- Luziola peruviana J.F.Gmel. - Cuba; Latin America from Mexico to Uruguay; naturalized in United States (TX LA FL)
- Luziola spruceana Benth. ex Döll - Honduras, Trinidad, Brazil, Paraguay
- Luziola subintegra Swallen - from Mexico + Greater Antilles to Paraguay; naturalized in Florida
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Luziola". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum page 33 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Luziola Juss.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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