Scientific Names in the Triticeae
Scientific Names in the Triticeae
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DOI:
10.1007/978-0-387-77489-3_1
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
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通讯作者:
von Bothmer, Roland
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作者:
Barkworth, Mary E.;von Bothmer, Roland
The grass tribe Triticeae has been the focus of many research programs because its inclusion of wheat, barley, and rye makes it of critical importance to the world's food supply, an importance that is enhanced by the many other species that are important for forage and soil stabilization. One consequence of the tribe's importance is that scientists throughout the world are engaged in its study, particularly its cultivated species. The crop species are also used as model organisms in research. This is leading to a rapid accumulation of knowledge about the Cultivated species and their close relatives and a slower accumulation of knowledge about the other species. For this reason, and because the tribe grows in almost all temperate regions of the world, many different taxonomic treatments have been proposed for its members. As a result, many of its members have more than one correct scientific name and some names have multiple interpretations. Examples are provided of how Such situations arise. This is followed by a discussion of the criteria used in selecting a treatment to be used, brief characterizations of the generic interpretations adopted, and summaries of some alternative interpretations.