Aristida contorta

Aristida contorta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Aristidoideae
Tribus: Aristideae
Genus: Aristida
Species: Aristida contorta

Name

Aristida contorta F.Muell., Trans. & Proc. Victorian Inst. Advancem. Sci. 1: 44 (1855).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aristida arenaria Gaudich., Voy. Uranie: 407 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Arthratherum arenarium Nees in J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 2: 98 (1846).
  • Aristida arenaria var. hirsuta Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 36 (1926).
  • Aristida arenaria var. brevistipitata Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54C: 703 (1933).
  • Aristida contorta var. hirsuta (Henrard) H.Eichler, Suppl. J. M. Black, Fl. S. Austral., ed. 2: 48 (1965).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales; Northern Territory; Queensland; South Australia; Victoria; Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F.J.H. von. 1855. Description of fifty new Australian plants, chiefly from the colony of Victoria. Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science 1: 28–48, 114–135. BHL Reference page. :44.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida contorta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aristida contorta. Published online. Accessed: Dec 16 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida contorta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

English: bunch kerosene grass

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