Dichanthelium commutatum

Dichanthelium commutatum

Dichanthelium commutatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Dichantheliinae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: Dichanthelium commutatum

Name

Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould, 1974

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum commutatum Schult., Mant. 2: 242 (1824)
  • Panicum polyneuron Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 91 (1854), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Dichanthelium ashei (T.G.Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbr., Phytoneuron 2015-12: 8 (2015)
  • Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. ashei (T.G.Pearson ex Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong, Sida 20: 169 (2002)
  • Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei (T.G.Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbr., Erigenia 6: 26 (1985)
  • Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. joorii (Vasey) Freckmann & Lelong, Sida 20: 169 (2002)
  • Dichanthelium joorii (Vasey) Mohlenbr., Erigenia 6: 26 (1985)
  • Panicum ashei T.G.Pearson ex Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 15: 35 (1898)
  • Panicum commelinifolium Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 15: 29 (1898), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum commutatum var. ashei (T.G.Pearson ex Ashe) Fernald, Rhodora 36: 83 (1934)
  • Panicum commutatum var. joorii (Vasey) Fernald, Rhodora 39: 388 (1937)
  • Panicum commutatum var. latifolium Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 476 (1893)
  • Panicum commutatum var. minus Vasey, Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 34 (1889)
  • Panicum cordifolium Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 194 (1831)
  • Panicum curranii Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 15: 113 (1898)
  • Panicum divergens Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 102 (1816), nom. utique rej.
  • Panicum enslinii Trin., Gram. Panic.: 230 (1826)
  • Panicum epilifolium Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 571 (1899)
  • Panicum hintonii Swallen, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 419 (1950)
  • Panicum joorii Vasey, Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 32 (1889)
  • Panicum leiophyllum E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 20 (1886), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum manatense Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 42 (1897)
  • Panicum nervosum Muhl. ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 122 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum nitidum var. majus Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 67 (1813)
  • Panicum subsimplex Ashe, Bull. North Carolina Agric. Expt. Sta. 175: 115 (1900)
  • Panicum umbrosum Leconte ex Torr., Cat. Pl. New York: 91 (1819), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina Regional: Central USA Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gould, F.W., 1974. Brittonia: A journal of systematic botany 26: 59

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. Dichanthelium commutatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dichanthelium commutatum. 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 October 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dichanthelium commutatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dichanthelium commutatum. Published online. Accessed: October 24 2022.

Vernacular names

English: variable witchgrass, variable panicgrass, Ashe's variable rosette-panicgrass

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