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Taxon: Order Poales Burnett (1835) - grasses (plant)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Burnett, 1835
Original name, rank & spelling:  Burnett, G.T. 1835. Outlines Bot. 2: 1155 ("Graminales or Poales"). [predates family Poaceae Barnhart (1895)]. ≡
Description/Diagnosis in English:  loc. cit.
Subsequent publication:  Small, 1903. Fl. S.E. U.S., 22 Jul 1903: 48. [first use of Poales after publication of Poaceae].

Attributes

Validly published alternative name [ICBN/ICN, 2018: Art. 36.3 (<1953)] Ref: J.L. Reveal, 1993c. Taxon 42: 842 ("validly published ... alternative name").
Validated without Latin description/diagnosis [ICBN/ICN, 2012: Art. 39.1 (ex 1935-2011)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 20 Nov 2022.

Types

Automatically typified subtaxon: Poaceae (Family) Barnhart (1895), nom. cons.

Variants

Different rank: Poanae (Superorder) Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
Incorrect authorship: Poales (Order) xxxBurnett (1835)

Synonyms

Accepted name (pro parte): Poineae (Clade) Saarela & Graham 2020 Ref: J.M. Saarela & S.W. Graham, 2020: [307] ("approximate"). [new]
Including: Bromeliales (Order) Link (1829) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 932.
Including: Bromelianae (Superorder) R.Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
Including: Centrolepidales (Order) R.Dahlgren ex Takht. (1997)
Including: Cyperales (Order) Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl (1820) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 932.
Including: Eriocaulales (Order) Nakai (1930) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 932.
Including: Flagellariales (Order) Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
Including: Juncales (Order) Dumort. (1829) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 932.
Including: Juncanae (Superorder) Takht. (1967)
Including: Mayacales (Order) Nakai (1943)
Including: Rapateales (Order) Colella ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
Including: Restionales (Order) R. Br. ex Bercht. & J. Presl (1820) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 932.
Including: Typhales (Order) Dumort. (1829) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 932.
Including: Typhanae (Superorder) Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
Including: Xyridales (Order) Lindl. (1846)
Descriptive name: Graminales (Order) Ref: G.T. Burnett, 1835: 1155. [new]

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: grasses Ref: P.S. Soltis et al., 2004: fig. 11.5.
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