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Hordeum

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Hordeum
Hordeum vulgare f. distichon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Triticodae
Tribe: Triticeae
Genus: Hordeum
L.[1]
Type species
Hordeum vulgare
Synonyms[4]
  • Critesion Raf.
  • Critho E.Mey.
  • Zeocriton Wolf

Hordeum is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family. The species are native throughout the temperate regions of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas.

Taxonomy

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Species

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Species include:[4][5][6][7]

Formerly included species

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Botanists now regard many species as better suited to other genera:[4] Arrhenatherum, Crithopsis, Dasypyrum, Elymus, Eremopyrum, Hordelymus, Leymus, Psathyrostachys, and Taeniatherum.

Etymology

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The name Hordeum comes from the Latin word for "to bristle" (horreō, horrēre),[8] and is akin to the word "horror".

Distribution

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The species are native throughout the temperate regions of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas.[9][10][11][12][13]

Ecology

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Hordeum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the flame, rustic shoulder-knot and setaceous Hebrew character.

Some species have become weeds introduced worldwide by human activities, others have become endangered due to habitat loss.

Uses

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One species, H. vulgare (barley), has become of major commercial importance as a cereal grain, used as fodder crop and for malting in the production of beer and whiskey.

References

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  1. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 84–85
  2. ^ lectotype designated by Bowden, Wray M. (1959). "The Taxonomy and Nomenclature of the Wheats, Barleys, and Ryes and Their Wild Relatives". Canadian Journal of Botany. 37 (4): 657–684. doi:10.1139/b59-053.
  3. ^ Tropicos, Hordeum L.
  4. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Hordeum
  7. ^ "Hordeum L." Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  8. ^ "hordeum noun". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 395 大麦属 da mai shu Hordeum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 84. 1753.
  10. ^ Flora of Pakistan
  11. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Hordeum includes photos + distribution maps of several species
  12. ^ Cabi, E.; Doğan, M. (2012). "Poaceae". In A. Güner; S. Aslan; T. Ekim; M. Vural; M. T. Babaç (eds.). Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Istanbul: Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. pp. 690–756.
  13. ^ Pohl, R. W.; Davidse, G. (1994). "60. Hordeum L.". In G. Davidse; M. Sousa Sánchez; A. O. Chater (eds.). Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. Flora Mesoamericana. Vol. 6. México, D. F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. p. 247.
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