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Poa fax

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Poa fax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. fax
Binomial name
Poa fax
Synonyms[1]
  • Neuropoa fax (J.H.Willis & Court) Clayton
  • Poa lepida F.Muell.

Poa fax is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria.[1] This species has the shortest scientific name of any plant. Poa (πόα) is Greek for "fodder", and fax is Latin for "torch" or "flame", referring to "its dense, spike-like inflorescence which resembles a torch with ascending tongues of flame".[2] While the name Poa fax is accepted as valid by Flora of Australia,[3] and some databases reflect this, such as POWO,[1] WCSP[4] and FloraBase,[5] other sources such as Tropicos,[6] WFO[7] and GrassBase[8] consider it a synonym of Neuropoa fax.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Poa fax J.H.Willis & Court". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Willis, J.H.; Court, A.B. (1955). "Changes in the nomenclature of three Victorian monocotyledons". Muelleria. 1 (1): 45. doi:10.5962/p.171606. S2CID 250997448 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Walsh, N.G.; Weiller, C.M.; Thompson, I.R. (2009). "Poa". In Wilson, A. (ed.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 44A. Poaceae 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. pp. 1–410. ISBN 978-0-643-09629-5.
  4. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
  5. ^ "Florabase—the Western Australian Flora".
  6. ^ "Tropicos | Name - Neuropoa fax (Willis & Court) Clayton".
  7. ^ "Poa fax J.H.Willis & Court".
  8. ^ "RBG Kew: GrassBase - Neuropoa fax Description".
  9. ^ Clayton, W. D. (1985). "Miscellaneous notes on Pooid grasses". Kew Bull. 40 (4): 727–729. Bibcode:1985KewBu..40..727C. doi:10.2307/4109854. JSTOR 4109854.