''Gaudinia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
Mediterranean
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plants in the
grass family.
The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist
Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833).
; Species
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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* '' Gaudinia coarctata'' - Azores
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* '' Gaudinia fragilis'' - Mediterranean
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+ nearby regions from Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
+ Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
to Turkey
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* '' Gaudinia hispanica'' - Spain
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* '' Gaudinia maroccana'' - Morocco
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; formerly included[
see '' Helictochloa Ventenata ''
* ''Gaudinia biebersteinii - Ventenata macra''
* ''Gaudinia fragilis - Ventenata macra''
* ''Gaudinia planiculmis - Helictochloa planiculmis''
* ''Gaudinia tenuis - Ventenata dubia''
]
References
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
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