Falona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Cynosurinae
Genus:
Species: F. balansae – F. colorata – F. echinata – F. juncea

Name

Falona Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 496 (1763).

  • Type species: Falona echinata (L.) Dumort., Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 114 (1824).
  • Note: resurrected from Cynosurus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 72 (1753) and emended Tkach et al. (2024).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Phalona Dumort., Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 114 (1824), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain, Ireland (introduced).
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary (introduced), Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Krym, North European Russia (introduced), Ukraine.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, Selvagens.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Free State (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Russian Far East
      • Primorye (introduced).
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Turkmenistan.
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia.
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • West Himalaya.
  • Continental: Australasia (introduced)
    • Regional: Australia
      • New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
  • Continental: Northern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Western Canada
      • British Columbia.
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Montana, Oregon, Washington.
    • Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
      • Missouri, Oklahoma.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California.
    • Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest.
  • Continental: Southern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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