Arthropogon piptostachyus

As syn. Achlaena piptostachya, illustration from Albert S. Hitchcock, Manual of the grasses of the West Indies. 1936. Fig. 100 (p. 158).

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: Arthropogon piptostachyus

Name

Arthropogon piptostachyus (Griseb.) Pilg., Revista Mus. Paul. Univ. São Paulo 13: 1250 (1922)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Achlaena piptostachya Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 229 (1866)
• Homotypic
  • Arthropogon stipitatus Hack., Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1, 89: 125 (1884), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pilger, R.K.F.(1922) Revista do Museu Paulista. Universidade de São Paulo 13: 1250.

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Arthropogon piptostachyus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 03. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2013. Arthropogon piptostachyus in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Arthropogon piptostachyus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sept. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Arthropogon piptostachyus. Published online. Accessed: 21. Sept. 2013.

Vernacular names

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