Draft:Tripsacum australe

Tripsacum australe


Some common names for this species according to Universidad Nacional de Columbia are as said in the native language of the area the plant is from starting with 'arroz silvestre, cañarote, and gramalote'. [1]

Morphology


Distribution

T. australe is native to 'Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela.' [2]


Genetics

The two known varieties [3] of T. australe are diploid (2n = 36). Both varieties can cross and produce fertile hybrids with each other. These two varieties have also been bred with Tripsacum dactyloides var. meridonale (2n = 36) these hybrids are partially sterile. [4]

- Tripsacum australe var. hirsutum

- Tripsacum australe var. australe

  1. ^ Escalante, Patricia (2014). "Listado de Nombres comunes de las aves en México". doi:10.22201/ib.9786070251825e.2014 (inactive 2024-07-04). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2024 (link)
  2. ^ "Tripsacum australe Cutler & E.S.Anderson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ "Explore the Taxonomic Tree | FWS.gov". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  4. ^ Wet, J. M. J. De; Timothy, D. H.; Hilu, K. W.; Fletcher, G. B. (February 1981). "Systematics of South American Tripsacum (Gramineae)". American Journal of Botany. 68 (2): 269. doi:10.2307/2442859. JSTOR 2442859.