Chloris gayana

Chloris gayana

Chloris gayana

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 gayana

Name

Chloris gayana Kunth, 1830

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eustachys gayana (Kunth) Mundy, Rhodesia Agric. J. 19: 142 (1922).
• Heterotypic
  • Chloris abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 406 (1850).
  • Chloris repens Hochst., Flora 38: 204 (1855).
  • Chloris glabrata Andersson in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(2): 557 (1864).
  • Chloris multiradiata var. ragazzii Pirotta, Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 157 (1896).
  • Chloris gayana subsp. oligostachya Murb., Contr. Fl. Nord-Ouest Afrique 4: 8 (1900).
  • Chloris gayana f. oligostachya (Murb.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 2: 204 (1953).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Madeira Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Gulf States Introduced into: Algeria, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sardegna, South Australia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Virginia, West Himalaya, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S., 1830. Révision des Graminées 293, t. 58. (1:89. 1829, nom. nud.)

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 gayana 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 gayana. 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 gayana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chloris gayana. Published online. Accessed: August 28 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chloris gayana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 August 28.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rhodesgras
Fulfulde: Pagamri
suomi: Laidunviuhkaheinä
Hausa: Kanarin doki
日本語: アフリカヒゲシバ
русский: Родсова трава
Kiswahili: Mkekundu
中文: 盖氏虎尾草

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