Taxonavigation

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Brizinae
Genus: Briza
Species (5): B. humilis – B. marcowiczii – B. maxima – B. media – B. minor

Name

Briza L., Sp. Pl. 1: 70. 1753. – Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 32. 1754.

• Type species:  Briza media L., Sp. Pl. 1: 70. 1753.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 70.

• Essi, L., Longhi-Wagner, H.M. & Souza-Chies, T.T. de. 2008. Phylogenetic analysis of the Briza complex (Poaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 1018–1029. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.007 Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Briza in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 21.

• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Briza. Published on the internet. Accessed 2013 Oct. 31.

• Soreng, R.J. et al. 2003: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 48: 1-730. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 146]
• Tropicos.org 2013. Briza . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 21.

• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Briza. Published online. Accessed 21. Sept. 2013.

• GBIF

Note:

By many authors, the species of Chascolytrum have been included in Briza.

Vernacular names

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