Aegopogon

Aegopogon is a genus of plants in the Poaceae family, native to tropical Asia and North and South America. It comprises 35 described species and of these, only 4 accepted.

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Humb & Bonpl ex Willd and published in Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 4(2): 899. 1805[1806]. The type species is: Aegopogon cenchroides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Etymology

Aegopogon: generic name derived from the Greek words: " aix (goat) and pogon (beard), referring to the awn fascicles.

Accepted species

The following is a list of the species of the genus Aegopogon accepted up to April 2015, arranged alphabetically. For each one, the binomial name followed by the author is indicated, abbreviated according to conventions and uses.

• Aegopogon bryophilus Döll
• Aegopogon cenchroids Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
• Aegopogon solisii G.A. Levin
• Aegopogon tenellus (DC.) Trin.