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Castellia
Scientific Name: Castellia
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Castellia tuberculosa: A Grass of Southern Europe
Castellia tuberculosa is the only known species within the Castellia genus, which belongs to the grass family (Poaceae).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Castellia tuberculosa (Moris) Bor
- Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
- Genus: Castellia
- Note: The original text mentions "Castellia es un gnero monotpico de plantas herbceas perteneciente a la familia de las poceas" which confirms its classification within the Poaceae family.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to southern Europe, specifically Spain.
- Possibly native to the Canary Islands.
Morphological Characteristics
- Habit: Annual
- Culms: Decumbent, 50-100 cm long.
- Stems: Up to 75 cm high.
- Inflorescence: 4-26 cm long, in the form of clusters or racemes (according to Spanish text)
- Spikelets: Ovate, 9-15 mm long
- Glumes: Glabrous; the lower 2.8-3.5 mm long, the upper 3.5-5 mm long.
- Leaf-sheath auricles: Falcate.
- Ligule: An eciliate membrane.
Further Information
- Information available at World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- BSBI (Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland) List of British & Irish Vascular Plants and Stoneworts includes Castellia tuberculosa.
- Checklist da Flora de Portugal (Continental, Aores e Madeira) contains information about Castellia tuberculosa.