Taxonavigation

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Genus: Austrofestuca
Species: A. eriopoda – A. hookeriana – A. littoralis

Name

• Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) E.B.Alexeev, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 81(5): 55 (1976)
• Type species:  Austrofestuca littoralis  (Labill.) E.B.Alexeev, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 81(5): 55 (1976)
  

Austrofestuca littoralis should be included in Poa whilst Festucella and Hookerochloa are reinstated to accommodate A. eriopoda and A. hookeriana, respectively, thus rendering Austrofestuca redundant as a genus.

References

• Alexeev, E.B. (1976) Bjulleten Moskovskogo Obačestva Ispytatelej Prirody, Otdel Biologičeskij 81(5): 55.
• Hunter, A.M., Orlovich, D.A., Lloyd, K.M., Lee, W.G. & Murphy, D.J. (2004) The generic position of Austrofestuca littoralis and the reinstatement of Hookerochloa and Festucella (Poaceae) based on evidence from nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (trnL‐trnF) DNA sequences, New Zealand Journal of Botany, 42(2): 253 - 262. Available on line . Accessed 19 Dec. 2013.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Austrofestuca in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Austrofestuca . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Austrofestuca. Published online. Accessed 31 Oct. 2013.
• GBIF.