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{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}
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{{Speciesbox
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|image =
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|genus = Perotis (plant)
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
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|species = ornithocephala
|unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]]
|authority = ([[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]]) P.M.Peterson<ref name=POWO_77138753-1/>
|ordo = [[Poales]]
|familia = [[Poaceae]]
|genus = '''''Lopholepis'''''
|genus_authority = [[Decne.]] [1839] not (J. Sm.) J. Sm. [1842] (a fern)
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|binomial = ''Lopholepis ornithocephala''
|binomial_authority = (Hook.) Steud.
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=y>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=422995 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref>
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|synonyms =
{{Species list
*''Holboellia'' <small>Hook. 1831, illegitimate homonym not Wall. 1824</small>
*''Holboellia ornithocephala'' <small>Hook.</small>
|Holboellia ornithocephala|Hook.
|Lopholepis ornithocephala|(Hook.) Steud.
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|synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO_77138753-1/>
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'''''Perotis ornithocephala''''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the grass family [[Poaceae]], [[Native species|native]] to India and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=POWO_77138753-1/> When placed in the [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] [[genus]] '''''Lopholepis''''' as '''''Lopholepis ornithocephala''''', it was the only species.<ref name=POWO_Lopholepis/>
'''''Lopholepis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[South Asia]]n plants in the [[Poaceae|grass family]].<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25231278#page/161/mode/1up Decaisne, Joseph. 1839. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1: 147] in French, in footnote</ref><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/745444#page/145/mode/1up Hooker, William Jackson. 1831. Botanical Miscellany 2: 144-146] descriptions in Latin, commentary in English</ref><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/745444#page/423/mode/1up Hooker, William Jackson. 1831. Botanical Miscellany 2: plate LXXVI (76)] line drawing of ''Lopholepis ornithocephala'' (called ''Holboellia ornithocephala'')</ref><ref>[http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00356.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora]</ref> The only known species is '''''Lopholepis ornithocephala''''', native to [[Sri Lanka]] and to [[India]] ([[Tamil Nadu|State of Tamil Nadu]]).<ref name=y/>

==Taxonomy==
The species was first described by [[William Jackson Hooker]] in 1831 as ''Holboellia ornithocephala''.<ref name=IPNI_77138753-1/><ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/745444#page/145/mode/1up Hooker, William Jackson. 1831. Botanical Miscellany 2: 144-146]. Descriptions in Latin, commentary in English.</ref> It was transferred to the [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] genus ''Lopholepis'' in 1854,<ref name=POWO_77138753-1/> where it was the only species.<ref name=POWO_Lopholepis/> In 2014, it was transferred to the genus ''[[Perotis (plant)|Perotis]]'', the placement accepted by [[Plants of the World Online]] {{As of|lc=yes|2024|November}}.<ref name=POWO_77138753-1/>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=IPNI_77138753-1>{{citation |mode=cs1 |title=''Perotis ornithocephala'' (Hook.) P.M.Peterson |work=[[International Plant Names Index|The International Plant Names Index]] |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=77138753-1 |access-date=2024-11-19}}</ref>

<ref name=POWO_77138753-1>{{citation |mode=cs1 |title=''Perotis ornithocephala'' (Hook.) P.M.Peterson |work=[[Plants of the World Online]] |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77138753-1 |access-date=2024-11-19}}</ref>

<ref name=POWO_Lopholepis>{{citation |mode=cs1 |title=Search for 'Lopholepis' |work=[[Plants of the World Online]] |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Lopholepis |access-date=2024-11-19}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Chloridoideae]]
[[Category:Chloridoideae]]
[[Category:Monotypic Poaceae genera]]
[[Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent]]
[[Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent]]

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Latest revision as of 12:45, 19 November 2024

Perotis ornithocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Perotis
Species:
P. ornithocephala
Binomial name
Perotis ornithocephala
(Hook.) P.M.Peterson[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Holboellia ornithocephala Hook.
  • Lopholepis ornithocephala (Hook.) Steud.

Perotis ornithocephala is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka.[1] When placed in the monotypic genus Lopholepis as Lopholepis ornithocephala, it was the only species.[2]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1831 as Holboellia ornithocephala.[3][4] It was transferred to the monotypic genus Lopholepis in 1854,[1] where it was the only species.[2] In 2014, it was transferred to the genus Perotis, the placement accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2024.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. ^ a b "Search for 'Lopholepis'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. ^ "Perotis ornithocephala (Hook.) P.M.Peterson". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. ^ Hooker, William Jackson. 1831. Botanical Miscellany 2: 144-146. Descriptions in Latin, commentary in English.


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