Chrysopogon zizanioides

Chrysopogon zizanioides
Chrysopogon zizanioides

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: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Chrysopogoninae
Genus: Chrysopogon
Species: Chrysopogon zizanioides

Name edit

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Phalaris zizanioides L., Mant. Pl. 2: 183 (1771).
  • Homotypic
    • Sorghum zizanioides (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891).
    • Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 4: 79 (1903).
    • Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 67 (1903).
    • Holcus zizanioides (L.) Stuck., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 48 (1904).
    • Anatherum zizanioides (L.) Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 18: 285 (1917).
    • Vetiveria zizanioides var. genuina A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 673 (1919), nom. inval.
    • Rhaphis zizanioides (L.) Roberty, Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 404 (1954).
  • Heterotypic
    • Agrostis verticillata Lam., Encycl. 1: 59 (1783), nom. illeg.
    • Andropogon muricatus Retz., Observ. Bot. 3: 43 (1783).
    • Anatherum muricatum (Retz.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 150 (1812).
    • Oplismenus abortivus Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 808 (1817), pro syn.
    • Vetiveria odoratissima Bory ex Cloquet, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1822: 44 (1822).
    • Andropogon aromaticus Roxb. ex Schult., Mant. 1: 442 (1824), pro syn.
    • Vetiveria odorata Virey, J. Pharm. Sci. Accessoires 13: 499 (1827).
    • Andropogon nardus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 39 (1837), sensu auct.
    • Andropogon odoratus Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 92 (1840), pro syn.
    • Rhaphis muricata (Retz.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 394 (1854), pro syn.
    • Vetiveria arundinacea Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 559 (1864).
    • Vetiveria muricata (Retz.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 560 (1864).
    • Vetiveria zizanioides var. tonkinensis A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 674 (1919).
    • Chamaeraphis muricata (Retz.) Merr., Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1: 75 (1923).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
    • Introduced into:
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Pakistan, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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

References edit

Primary references edit

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. [Cited as Chrysopogon benthamianus.]

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Vernacular names edit

English: Cuscus Grass
suomi: Vetiveriaheinä
magyar: Vetiver
italiano: Vetiver
日本語: ベチバー , カスカスガヤ
Nederlands: Vetivergras
தமிழ்: வெட்டிவேர்
ไทย: หญ้าแฝก
lea faka-Tonga: Ahisiaina
Türkçe: Vetiver
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