Dichanthium aristatum

Taxonavigation

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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: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Dichanthium
Species: D. annulatum – D. aristatum – D. armatum – D. caricosum – D. concanense – D. erectum – D. fecundum – D. foulkesii – D. foveolatum – D. jainii – D. mccannii – D. mucronulatum – D. oliganthum – D. panchganiense – D. paranjpyeanum – D. queenslandicum – D. sericeum – D. setosum – D. tenue – D. tuberculatum

Name

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Dichanthium Willemet, Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 11 (1796)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Lepeocercis Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 203 (1820)
    • Diplasanthum Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 170 (1831)
    • Gymnandropogon (Nees) Duthie in E.T.Atkinson, Gaz. N. W. Ind.: 638 (1878)
    • Eremopogon Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 182 (1917)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Old World
      • Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niger, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Introduced into:
      • Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Belize, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Kriti, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niue, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Seychelles, St.Helena, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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

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Vernacular names

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English: Bluestem
فارسی: چمن گره ریش
suomi: Sahraheinät
עברית: זקנונית
中文: 双花草属
 
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