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Poa L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 67 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000030438.

Synonyms of Poa

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anthochloa Nees & Meyen Reise Erde 2: 14. 1834. — wfo-4000002433
Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) E.B.Alexeev Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir. Otd. Biol. 81(5): 55. 1976. — wfo-4000003727
Dissanthelium Trin. Linnaea 10(3): 305. 1836. — wfo-4000012194
Eremopoa Roshev. Fl. URSS 2: 429, 756. 1934. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000013732
Libyella Pamp. Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1925: 151. 1925. — wfo-4000021673
Lindbergella Bor Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 63: 368. 1969. — wfo-4000021827
Neuropoa Clayton Kew Bull. 40(4): 728. 1985. (21 Oct 1985) — wfo-4000026044
Ochlopoa (Asch. & Graebn.) H.Scholz Ber. Inst. Lanschafts- Pflanzenokologie Univ. Hohenheim Beih. 16: 58. 2003. — wfo-4000026474
Oreopoa H.Scholz & Parolly Willdenowia 34(1): 146, f. 1. 2004. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000027105
Tovarochloa T.D.Macfarl. & P.But Brittonia 34(4): 478. 1982. — wfo-4000038650

Species in Poa ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Poa:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa actruensis (Olonova) Olonova Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 95: 876 2010 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000918478
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa albertii subsp. albertii – – — wfo-0001277676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa albertii subsp. kunlunensis (N.R.Cui) Olonova & G.H.Zhu in Fl. China 22: 308 2006 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000908291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa amboinensis L. Syst. Veg. ed. 13 2: 98 1774 — wfo-0000891475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa balbisii var. prorepens (Hack.) Rouy Fl. France 14: 279 1913 — wfo-0001039961
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa balbisii var. rigidior (Hack.) Rouy Fl. France 14: 279 1913 — wfo-0001039963
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa botryoides subsp. orientalis Olonova Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 91: 6 2000 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000914299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa bromoides Vahl Symb. Bot. 3: 10 1794 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000891808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa cernua Willd. Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 182 1803 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000891927
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa curvata P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. 99, 174 1812 — wfo-0000892063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa diomedearum (Trin.) Kunth Enum. Pl. 1: 340 1833 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000892155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa koelerioides Trin. Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 69 1838 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000892699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa labradorica Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 252 1854 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000892724
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa laxa Haenke Beobacht. Reis. Riesengeb. 118 1791 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000892773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa lepida Nees ex Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 257 1854 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000892798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa melicoidea Link Hort. Berol. 1: 186 1827 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000892971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa mulalensis Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 162 1816 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000893039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa nitens Kunth Révis. Gramin. 1: 113 1829 — wfo-0000893127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa nutans Klein ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 359, 361 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000893153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa parvula Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. 2: 571 1817 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000893256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa pubinervis (Vickery) S.W.L.Jacobs Telopea 12: 277 2008 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000908640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa rigidula Veldkamp Blumea 38: 447 1994 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000893626
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa rothii Kunth Révis. Gramin. 1: 114 1829 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000893644
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa scleroclada Rupr. Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 2: 63 1845 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000893716
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa secunda J.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 271 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000893736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa serotina var. effusa (Rchb.) Blytt Norges Fl. 125 1861 — wfo-0001250390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa serotina var. palustris (Rchb.) Blytt Norges Fl. 125 1861 — wfo-0001250392
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa tenuiculmis Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 259 1854 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000894056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa violacea var. argaea (Boiss. & Bal.) Boiss. & Bal. Fl. Orient. 5: 609 1884 — wfo-0000894245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Poa violacea var. carica (R.R.Mill) D.Heller Consp. Fl. Orient. 6: 186 1991 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000894247