Chloris barbata

Chloris barbata

Chloris barbata

Taxonavigation

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

Chloris barbata Sw., 1797

Homonyms

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

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1797. Flora Indiae occidentalis aucta atque illustrata sive descriptiones plantarum in prodromo recensitarum. Tomus I. Pp. 1-640. Erlangae [Erlangen]. BHL Reference page.  1:200.

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. 2022. Chloris barbata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Chloris barbata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Chloris barbata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chloris barbata. Published online. Accessed: August 28 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chloris barbata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 August 28.

Vernacular names

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

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