Littledalea is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family, native to mountains in China and neighboring countries.Hemsley, William Botting. 1896. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 25: plate 2472 line drawing of Littledalea tibetica; following page has description in Latin plus commentary in English The genus is placed in its own tribe Littledaleae within subfamily Pooideae. The isolated tribe seems to be sister to the tribes Bromeae and Triticeae.
Genus was named for British game hunter Clement St. George Royds Littledale (1851–1931)
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for LittledaleaFlora of China Vol. 22 Page 370 扇穗茅属 shan sui mao shu Littledalea Hemsley, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2472. 1896. Littledalea alaica (Korsh.) Petrov ex Kom. - Qinghai, Tibet, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Littledalea przevalskyi Tzvelev - Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet Littledalea racemosa Keng - Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan Littledalea tibetica Hemsl. - Tibet, Nepal, Yunnan
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