Cynodon (Poaceae)

Cynodon dactylon

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: Cynodon
Species: C. ambiguus – C. barberi – C. convergens – C. coursii – C. dactylon – C. incompletus – C. nlemfuensis – C. plectostachyus – C. prostratus – C. radiatus – C. simonii – C. tenellus – C. transvaalensis
Nothospecies: C. × magennisii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cynodon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 28. Reference page.

Names in synonymy: C. aethiopicus

Name

Cynodon Rich. in C.H. Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 85 (1805).

• Type species: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 85. (1805).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Capriola Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 31 (1763).
  • Dactilon Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 69 (1787).
  • Fibichia Koeler, Descr. Gramin.: 308 (1802).
  • Dactylon Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 411 (1817), pro syn.
  • Dactylus Asch., Fl. Brandenburg 1: 810 (1864).
  • Brachyachne (Benth.) Stapf, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 31: t. 3099 (1922) pro parte.

References

Primary references

• Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis Plantarum: seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 85.

Additional references

• Peterson, P.M., Romaschenko, K. & Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2015. A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Eleusininae with a new genus, Micrachne (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae). Taxon 64(3): 445–467. DOI: 10.12705/643.5 Full text (with link to PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cynodon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cynodon. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Cynodon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sept. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Cynodon. Published online. Accessed: 21. Sept. 2013.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cynodon (Poaceae). .

Vernacular names

English: Bermuda Grass
suomi: Varvasheinät

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