Typification of eight current and seven related names and a new section in the genus Bromus (Bromeae, Pooideae, Poaceae) Author Llamas, Felix Author Acedo, Carmen text PhytoKeys 2019 121 53 72 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.121.30254 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.121.30254 1314-2003-121-53 A90CEB1FFFFDE325FFC1FFD53E14FF93 2702029 2. Bromus sect. Penicillus Llamas & Acedo, sect. nova. Diagnosis. Panicle dense, compact, with short branches. The erect spikelets seem to be sessile. Awns more or less divaricate at maturity. Type. Bromus rubens L. in Cent. Pl. I: 1 (1755). Included species. B. rubens L., B. fasciculatus C.Presl and B. matritensis L. Distribution. Southern Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa. Etymology: Named from the Latin "penicillus" , meaning brush, referring to the morphology of the inflorescence, especially in B. rubens , the name of which provides the type.