Poaceae
Avena

Avena byzantina K.Koch

First published in Linnaea 21: 392 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is a cultigen from E. Medit to Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Transcaucasus, Turkey

Introduced into:

Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Azores, Bolivia, Cape Provinces, East Aegean Is., Germany, India, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Pakistan, Spain, Tanzania, Uruguay, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.501.2.1. epublication.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002797667 Yes
Sandwith, C.I. [35] Zambia K003918897 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [4422] India K003918714 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [6049-A] Saudi Arabia K003918181 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K003918712 Yes
Aellen, P. [s.n.] Switzerland K002797661 Yes
Bolus, F. [[150751]] South Africa K003918914 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23372] Pakistan K003918707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003918791 Yes
Coveny, R. [11397] Australia K003918793 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797657 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797646 Yes
[illegible] [606] K002797663 Yes
Bingley, L.M. [28] Australia K003918795 Yes
Moldenke, H. [995] United States K003918962 Yes
White, C.T. [7351] Australia K003918792 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyprus K003918178 No
Bennett, K.E. [233217] Zimbabwe K003918895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003918896 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [G79] United Kingdom K002797649 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9185] France K002797658 Yes
Laus, H. [79418] K002797662 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797656 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [46643] India K003918705 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11598] United Kingdom K002797655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K003918883 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Milne-Redhead, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797652 Yes
Herb. Wight [s.n.] India K003918713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003918790 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003918716 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [G81] United Kingdom K002797645 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003918710 Yes
Appleton [s.n.] South Africa K003918917 Yes
Aellen, P.; Fuchs, H.B. [s.n.] Switzerland K002797659 Yes
McMillan, A.D. [EA15309] Kenya K003918885 Yes
McMillan, A.D. [EA15308] Kenya K003918880 Yes
[Tan] [s.n.] K002797666 Yes
Parodi, L.R. [s.n.] Argentina K003919027 Yes
Britton, C.E. [2575] United Kingdom K002797651 Yes
Still, A.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797643 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5736] Kenya K003918884 Yes
Thellung, A.; Kneucker, A. [865] K002797660 Yes
Trabut [s.n.] Algeria K000345131 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uruguay K003919028 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003918717 Yes
s.coll. [1530] United Kingdom K002797642 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003918718 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002797668 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797650 Yes
Rich, H.H. [817] India K003918709 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [813] United States K003918961 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002797665 Yes
Thellung, A. [16] Switzerland K002797664 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4674] Australia K003918789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003918711 Yes
Taylor, J.M. [45] United Kingdom K002797654 Yes
Williams, G.R. [271] Kenya K003918882 Yes
Chealley, G. [s.n.] United States K003918963 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26927A] India K003918706 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [3217] South Africa K003918916 Yes
[Col. Hoel] [35B] Iran K003918180 No
McClean, A.P.D. [803] South Africa K003918915 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9750] United Kingdom K002797653 Yes
[H. J. R.] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797647 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26927B] India K003918708 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [17579] Bolivia K003918991 Yes
White, C.T. [10239] Australia K003918794 Yes
s.coll. [3690] Uruguay K003919029 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Mauritius K003918900 Yes
Todaro, A. [712] Italy K000808550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Syngrassides, A. [997] Cyprus K003918179 No
Airy Shaw, H.K. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002797644 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5715] Kenya K003918881 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12093A] United Kingdom K002797648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003918715 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0