Anthoxanthum

A. odoratum
Typus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Anthoxanthinae
Genus: Anthoxanthum
Species: A. aethiopicum – A. amarum – A. arcticum – A. aristatum – A. australe – A. borii – A. brevifolium – A. brunonis – A. cupreum – A. davidsei – A. dregeanum – A. ecklonii – A. equisetum – A. flexuosum – A. fraseri – A. fuscum – A. glabrum – A. gracile – A. hookeri – A. horsfieldii – A. japonicum – A. juncifolium – A. khasianum – A. laxum – A. madagascariense – A. mexicanum – A. monticola – A. nipponicum – A. nitens – A. nivale – A. novae-zelandiae – A. occidentale – A. odoratum – A. ovatum – A. pallidum – A. pluriflorum – A. potaninii – A. pusillum – A. quebrada – A. racemosum – A. rariflorum – A. recurvatum – A. redolens – A. repens – A. sikkimense – A. spicatum – A. submuticum – A. tibeticum – A. tongo – A. utriculatum – A. wendelboi

Name

Anthoxanthum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 28 (1753)

• Type species: Anthoxanthum odoratum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 28 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Foenodorum E.H.L.Krause, Naturwiss. Wochenschr. 10: 220 (1911), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Flavia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum.: 206 (1759)
  • Savastana Schrank, Baier. Fl. 1: 100, 337 (1789), nom. rej. nom. rej., non Savastania Scop. (1777) vide Tibouchina Aubl.
  • Torresia Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 125 (1794), nom. rej.
  • Disarrenum Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 82 (1806).
  • Hierochloe R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 208 (1810), nom. cons.
  • Disarrhenum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 62 (1812).
  • Dimesia Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 1: 442 (1817), nom. superfl.
  • Ataxia R.Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 35 (1823)
  • Xanthonanthos St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 119. (1880)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Temp. & Subtropical to Tropical Mountains. Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina South, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Malawi, Maluku, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zaïre Introduced into: Alabama, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Kerguelen, Kermadec Is., Louisiana, Macquarie Is., Marquesas, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Missouri, Norfolk Is., Oklahoma, Réunion, South Australia, South Carolina, South Georgia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Virginia, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 28. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anthoxanthum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Anthoxanthum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Sept. 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Anthoxanthum. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Пахучакаласнік
English: Vernal Grasses
eesti: Maarjahein
suomi: Simakkeet
русский: Душистый колосок, Пахучеколосник, Душистоколосник

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