Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic.[5][13][14] Three subspecies are recognized:

Schizachne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Tribe: Meliceae
Genus: Schizachne
Hack.
Species:
S. purpurascens
Binomial name
Schizachne purpurascens
(Torr.) Swallen
Synonyms[5]

Of the species:[1]

  • Melica purpurascens (Torr.) Hitchc.
  • Trisetum purpurascens Torr.

Of subsp. callosa:[2]

List
  • Avena callosa Turcz. ex Griseb.
  • Melica callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi
  • Schizachne callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi
  • Schizachne fauriei Hack.
  • Schizachne purpurascens var. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Kitag.

Of subsp. capillipes:[3]

List
  • Avena striata' subsp. capillipes Kom.
  • Schizachne komarovii Roshev.

Of subsp. purpurascens:[4]

List
  • Avena striata Michx., nom. illeg.
  • Avena torreyi Nash
  • Bromelica striata (Hitchc.) Farw.
  • Melica striata Hitchc.
  • Schizachne purpurascens var. pubescens Dore
  • Schizachne striata (Hitchc.) Hultén

Melica smithii was formerly included in the genus, as Schizachne smithii.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  2. ^ "Schizachne purpurascens subsp. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) T.Koyama & Kawano". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  3. ^ "Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes (Kom.) Tzvelev". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  4. ^ "Schizachne purpurascens subsp. purpurascens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  5. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. ^ Hackel, Eduard 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7: 322-323 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  7. ^ Tropicos, Schizachne Hack.
  8. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  9. ^ Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok
  10. ^ Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan
  11. ^ "Schizachne in Flora of China @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  12. ^ Kitagawa, Masao 1979. Neo-Lineamenta Florae Manshuricae 109
  13. ^ United States Department of Agriculture plants profile, Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen, false melic
  14. ^ The Plant List search for Schizachne
  15. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 223 裂稃茅 lie fu mao Schizachne purpurascens (Torrey) Swallen subsp. callosa (Turczaninow ex Grisebach) T. Koyama & Kawano, Can. J. Bot. 42: 862. 1964
  16. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map