Cenchrus brownii
Cenchrus brownii

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Cenchrus
Species: Cenchrus brownii

Name edit

Cenchrus brownii Roem. & Schult., 1817

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Cenchrus inflexus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 195 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Heterotypic
    • Cenchrus dactylolepis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854)
    • Cenchrus echinatus Steud. ex Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 309 (1877), pro syn.
    • Cenchrus echinatus var. viridis (Spreng.) Spreng. ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 556 (1864)
    • Cenchrus hexaflorus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 36 (1837)
    • Cenchrus rigidus Willd. ex Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 310 (1877), pro syn.
    • Cenchrus viridis Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 301 (1824)
    • Cenchrus viridis var. macrocephalus Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 310 (1877)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, North Carolina
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Texas
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Central American Pac, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
    • Regional: Northtern South America
      • Colombia, French Guiana, Georgia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
    • Introduced into:
      • Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Galápagos, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Wake I., Western Australia

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

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1817. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 2. viii + 964 pp. Sumtibus J.G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL. Reference page. : 2:258.

Additional references edit

  • 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 edit

Vernacular names edit

English: slimbristle sandbur
español: guizazo
Tiếng Việt: Cỏ cước
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