Chloris barbata
Chloris barbata

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Chloris
Species: Chloris barbata

Name

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Chloris barbata Sw., 1797

Homonyms

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  • Chloris barbata (L.) Nash = Stapfochloa elata (Desv.) P.M.Peterson, Taxon 64: 460 (2015).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Andropogon barbatus L., Mant. Pl. 2: 302 (1771), nom. illeg.
  • Heterotypic
    • Chloris inflata Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 105 (1821).
    • Chloris longifolia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 205 (1854).
    • Chloris paraguaiensis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 204 (1854).
    • Chloris rufescens Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 206 (1854), nom. illeg.
    • Chloris barbata var. divaricata Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 771 (1891).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Aldabra, Burkina, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
    • Regional: Mascareñas
      • Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Chad, Mauritania, Morocco
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, China Southeast, Ghana, Gulf States, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kuwait, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Rodrigues, Saudi Arabia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen
    • Introduced into:
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, California, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gilbert Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, Suriname, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is.

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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

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English: swollen fingergrass
suomi: Partaviuhkaheinä
മലയാളം: മയിൽപ്പുല്ല്
ไทย: หญ้ารังนก
中文: 孟仁草
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