Jouvea | |
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Jouvea pilosa | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
Genus: |
Jouvea E.Fourn. [1] [2] |
Type species | |
Jouvea straminea | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Jouvea is a Latin American genus of coastal plants in the grass family. It grows on mud flats and coastal sand dunes from northern Mexico to Ecuador. [2] [4] [5] [6]
Jouvea's closest relative in the subfamily Chloridoideae is likely Monanthochloe; both share the characteristic of distichously arranged leaves, and both are dioecious. [2]
Jouvea was named for the French botanist Joseph Duval-Jouve (1810–1883) [7]
Jouvea | |
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| |
Jouvea pilosa | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
Genus: |
Jouvea E.Fourn. [1] [2] |
Type species | |
Jouvea straminea | |
Synonyms [3] | |
|
Jouvea is a Latin American genus of coastal plants in the grass family. It grows on mud flats and coastal sand dunes from northern Mexico to Ecuador. [2] [4] [5] [6]
Jouvea's closest relative in the subfamily Chloridoideae is likely Monanthochloe; both share the characteristic of distichously arranged leaves, and both are dioecious. [2]
Jouvea was named for the French botanist Joseph Duval-Jouve (1810–1883) [7]