Bothriochloa saccharoides

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: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Bothriochloa
Species: Bothriochloa saccharoides
Subspecies: B. s. subsp. americana – B. s. subsp. australis – B. s. subsp. reevesii – B. s. subsp. saccharoides

Name

Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb., Brittonia 1: 81 (1931)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Andropogon saccharoides Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 26 (1788)
Homotypic
- Erianthus saccharoides (Sw.) Willd., Enum. Pl.: 46 (1809), nom. illeg.
- Andropogon saccharoides var. genuinus Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 292 (1883), nom. inval.
- Andropogon saccharoides subvar. typicus Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 292 (1883), nom. inval.
- Andropogon saccharoides subsp. genuinus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 493 (1889), nom. inval.
- Sorghum saccharoides (Sw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891)
- Holcus saccharoides (Sw.) Stuck., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 48 (1904)
- Amphilophis saccharoides (Sw.) Nash in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 17: 125 (1912)
- Dichanthium saccharoides (Sw.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 168 (1960)
Homotypic
- Saccharum argenteum Brouss., Elench. Horti Bot. Monspel.: 50 (1805), nom. nud.
- Andropogon argenteus DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 77 (1813)
- Andropogon hirsutus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 186 (1816)
- Trachypogon argenteus (DC.) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 348 (1829)
- Andropogon altissimus Colla, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 39: 29 (1836), nom. illeg.
- Andropogon bertheronianus Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 380 (1854)
- Andropogon saccharoides subvar. argenteus (DC.) Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 292 (1883)
- Andropogon saccharoides var. erianthoides Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 293 (1883)
- Andropogon kunthii E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 59 (1886)
- Andropogon saccharoides subsp. brasiliensis Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 496 (1889)
- Andropogon saccharoides subvar. paucirameus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 496 (1889)
- Andropogon saccharoides var. surius E.H.L.Krause, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 32: 334 (1914)
- Andropogon saccharoides subsp. parvispiculus Hitchc., Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: 497 (1927)
- Andropogon saccharoides var. parvispiculus (Hitchc.) Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 297 (1931)
- Amphilophis argentea (DC.) Roshev., Zlaki: 570 (1937)
- Bothriochloa brasiliensis (Hack.) Henrard, Gedenkboek Journ. Valckenier Suringar: 187 (1942)
- Andropogon reevesii Gould, Madroño 14: 20 (1957)
- Bothriochloa reevesii (Gould) Gould, S. W. Naturalist 3: 212 (1959)
- Dichanthium saccharoides subvar. paucirameus (Hack.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 168 (1960)
- Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. reevesii (Gould) Allred & Gould, Syst. Bot. 8: 177 (1983)
- Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. parvispicula (Hitchc.) Davidse, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1257 (1993)
- Bothriochloa saccharoides var. parvispicula (Hitchc.) Tovar, Ruizia 13: 436 (1993)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Chile Central, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil South, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Venezuela
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
- Regional: Central America
  - El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southern Central USA
  - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
Continental: Southwestern USA
- Regional: Southern South America
  - California
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Palestine

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

References

Primary references

Rydberg, P.A. 1931. Brittonia 1(2): 81.
Roshevitz, R.Ju. (Рожевиц, Р.Ю.) 1937. Злаки. Введение в изучение кормовых и хлебных злаков. Москва–Ленинград: Государственное издательство колхозной и совхозной литературы. 635 pp. (Russian) Фундаментальная электронная библиотека «Флора и фауна» DJVU Reference page.

Additional references

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Bothriochloa saccharoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Bothriochloa saccharoides. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Bothriochloa saccharoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec. 2015.

Vernacular names

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