Brachypodium Explained

Brachypodium is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The genus is classified in its own tribe Brachypodieae.[7]

Flimsy upright stems form tussocks. Flowers appear in compact spike-like racemes with 5-25 flowers on each short-stalked spikelet in summer. Leaves are flat or curved.[8] [9]

According to a study published in 2010, there is evidence of Brachypodium and cattail (Typha spp.) residues occurring on prehistoric human grinding tools dated 28,000 years ago from Bilancino in central Italy.[10] Another contemporaneously published study stated that the grain residues resemble Brachypodium, based on a comparison to two modern specimens: "Among these, the grains, which are slightly angular, with hardly visible centric, point-shaped hila and adequate dimensions (in the sample measuring 9–14 μm), appeared very similar to those of Brachypodium or related genera."[11]

Species[12]
formerly includednumerous species once considered members of Brachypodium but now considered better suited to other genera: Agropyron Anthosachne Arundinella Brachyelytrum Brachysteleum Catapodium Cutandia Distichlis Elymus Festuca Festucopsis Lolium Micropyrum Poa Ptychomitrium Rostraria Triticum Vulpia

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/393998#page/184/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 100-101
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/393998#page/304/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plante XIX (19)
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=20767 Flora of China, Vol. 22 Page 368 短柄草族 duan bing cao zu Poaceae Tribe Brachypodieae
  4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=104468 Flora of Pakistan, Brachypodium P. Beauv.
  5. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Brachypodium Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Brachypodium
  6. http://redlist.sanbi.org/genus.php?genus=1160 Sanbi Red List of South African Plants
  7. Soreng. Robert J.. Peterson. Paul M.. Romaschenko. Konstantin. Davidse. Gerrit. Teisher. Jordan K.. Clark. Lynn G.. Barberá. Patricia. Gillespie. Lynn J.. Zuloaga. Fernando O.. A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 55. 4. 2017. 259–290. 1674-4918. 10.1111/jse.12262. free. 10261/240149. free.
  8. Web site: The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World .
  9. Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell.
  10. News: Callaway. Ewen. Stone Age flour found across Europe. October 12, 2011. naturenews. October 18, 2010.
  11. Revedin. Anna. Thirty thousand-year-old evidence of plant food processing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. November 2, 2010. 107. 44. 18815–18819. 10.1073/pnas.1006993107. 20956317. 2973873. 2010PNAS..10718815R. etal. free.
  12. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Brachypodium The Plant List search for Brachypodium

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