Apluda mutica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Apludinae
Genus: Apluda
Species: Apluda mutica

Name

Apluda mutica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 82. 1753.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Calamina mutica (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 129. 1812.
- Apluda varia Hack. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(2): 26. 1887, nom. superfl.
- Apluda varia subsp. mutica (L.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 197. 1889, nom. inval.
Heterotypic
- Apluda aristata L., Cent. Pl. II: 7. 1756.
- Andropogon glaucus Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 20. 1769.
- Apluda glauca (Retz.) Schreb., Beschr. Gräs. 2: 99. 1810.
- Apluda villosa Schreb., Beschr. Gräs. 2: 92. 1810.
- Calamina gigantea P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 129. 1812.
- Apluda geniculata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 327. 1820.
- Apluda gigantea (P.Beauv.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 290. 1824.
- Andropogon aristatus (L.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 307. 1825, nom. illeg.
- Tripsacum giganteum (P.Beauv.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 306. 1825.
- Calamina humilis J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 344. 1830.
- Apluda humilis (J.Presl) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 517. 1833.
- Andropogon involucratus J.Koenig ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 91. 1840, pro syn.
- Apluda communis Arn. & Nees in C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Gramineae: 62. 1841.
- Apluda kobila Buch.-Ham. ex Nees, Gramineae: 62. 1841, pro syn.
- Apluda microstachya Nees, Gramineae: 61. 1841.
- Apluda rostrata Arn. & Nees in C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Gramineae: 62. 1841.
- Xerochloa latifolia Hassk., Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 2. 1842.
- Apluda mucronata Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 404. 1854.
- Apluda ciliata Andersson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 177. 1855.
- Apluda scabra Andersson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 179. 1855.
- Apluda cumingii Buse in W.H.de Vriese, Pl. Ind. Bat. Orient.: 105. 1857.
- Apluda pedicellata Buse in W.H.de Vriese, Pl. Ind. Bat. Orient.: 105. 1857.
- Apluda inermis Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 658. 1880.
- Apluda varia subsp. aristata (L.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 199. 1889.
- Apluda varia var. intermedia Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 197. 1889.
- Apluda varia var. major Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 198. 1889.
- Apluda varia var. aristata (L.) Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 379. 1904.
- Apluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Hack. ex K.Bakker, Mém. Soc. Roy. Sci. Nancy 2: 54. 1928.
- Apluda mutica subsp. aristata (L.) Babu, Herb. Fl. Dehra Dun: 582. 1977.
- Apluda aristata var. ciliata (Andersson) S.K.Jain, Indian J. Forest. 9: 345 (1986 publ. 1987).
- Apluda aristata var. jainii S.K.Jain, Indian J. Forest. 9: 345 (1986 publ. 1987).
- Apluda mutica var. major (Hack.) S.K.Jain, Indian J. Forest. 9: 347 (1986 publ. 1987).
- Apluda blatteri Sur, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 28: 193 (1986 publ. 1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Socotra.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iraq (doubtful).
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia, Vanuatu.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Maryland.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 83. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Apluda mutica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2022. GrassWorld, Apluda mutica. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 26.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Apluda mutica. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
Tropicos.org 2013. Apluda mutica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Apluda mutica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Mauritian grass

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