Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hordeum L., Sp. Pl. 84 (1753)
Synonymy:
- = Critesion Raf., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 103 (1819)
Vernacular Name(s):
barley
Description
Tufted erect annuals. Leaf-sheath glabrous. Leaf-blade flat, auriculate. Inflorescence a 5–10 cm erect or nodding spike-like raceme with a tough rachis; spikelets in 2–6 rows of persistent triads all ☿, or lateral pedicelled spikelets Ø. Spikelets 1-flowered; rachilla prolonged. Glumes linear, equal, shortly awned. Lemma glabrous, awn long, tough. Palea ≈ lemma, glabrous, folded below. Lodicules ciliate. Anthers 2–4 mm. Ovary apex coronate and hispid hairy. Caryopsis broad, stout.
[From: Edgar and Connor (2000) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 5 (second printing).]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 5 |
| Total | 5 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.
Petersen, G.; Seberg, O. 2003: Phylogenetic analyses of the diploid species of Hordeum (Poaceae) and a revised classification of the genus. Systematic Botany 28: 293–306.
Rafinesque, C.S. 1819: Prodrome des nouveaux genres de plantes observés en 1817 et 1818 dans l'intérieur des Etats9Unis d'Amérique. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 89: 96–107.
