Dactyloctenium giganteum

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: Dactylocteniinae
Genus: Dactyloctenium
Species: Dactyloctenium giganteum

Name

Dactyloctenium giganteum B.S.Fisher & Schweick., in Ann. Natal Mus. x. 53 (1941).

• Type locality: Namibia: Grootfontein.
• Typus: Schoenfelder 1018; Holotype: NH.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Western Indian Ocean Madagascar introduced into Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fisher, B.S. & Schweickerdt, H.G. W.J. 1941. in: Annals of the Natal Museum 10: 53.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2022. Dactyloctenium giganteum. 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 Sept. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dactyloctenium giganteum. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 15 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dactyloctenium giganteum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sept. 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dactyloctenium giganteum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Sept. 2022.