Dichanthelium polyanthes

Dichanthelium polyanthes

Dichanthelium polyanthes

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 polyanthes

Name

Dichanthelium polyanthes (Schult.) Mohlenbr., 1985

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. polyanthes (Schult.) Gould, Brittonia 26: 60 (1974)
  • Panicum polyanthes Schult., Mant. 2: 207 (1824)
  • Panicum sphaerocarpon var. polyanthes (Schult.) Sherif, Sida 10: 191 (1983)
• Heterotypic
  • Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. isophyllum (Scribn.) Gould & C.A.Clark, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1105 (1979)
  • Panicum firmandum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 418 (1854)
  • Panicum microcarpon Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 111 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum microcarpon var. isophyllum Scribn., Bull. Tennessee Agric. Exp. Sta. 7: 51 (1894)
  • Panicum multiflorum Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 122 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum sphaerocarpon var. isophyllum (Scribn.) Angelo, Phytologia 71: 85 (1991)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, 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, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mohlenbrock, R.H., 1985. Erigenia; Journal of the Southern Illinois Native Plant Society 6: 26

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dichanthelium polyanthes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dichanthelium polyanthes. 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 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dichanthelium polyanthes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dichanthelium polyanthes. Published online. Accessed: October 25 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Roundseed panicgrass

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