Arthropogon

Achlaena piptostachya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Arthropogoninae
Genus: Arthropogon
Species: A. filifolius – A. piptostachyus – A. sorengii – A. villosus – A. xerachne

Name

• Arthropogon Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 319 (1829)
• Type species: Arthropogon villosus Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 319 (1829)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Achlaena Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 228 (1866).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional:Northern South America Colombia Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von E.C.G.D. (1829) Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum, 2(1): 319.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Arthropogon. Accessed 20 Sept. 2006.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2013. Arthropogon in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Arthropogon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sept. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Arthropogon. Published online. Accessed: 21. Sept. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arthropogon.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ആർത്രോപോഗൺ

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