Enteropogon acicularis

Taxonavigation edit

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: Enteropogon
Species: E. acicularis – E. barbatus – E. brandegei – E. coimbatorensis – E. dolichostachyus – E. longiaristatus – E. macrostachyus – E. minutus – E. monostachyos – E. paucispiceus – E. prieurii – E. ramosus – E. rupestris – E. sechellensis – E. unispiceus

Name edit

Enteropogon Nees in J.Lindley, Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 448 (1836)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Old World
      • Afghanistan, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Chad, China South-Central, Comoros, Cook Is., Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
    • Introduced into:
      • Alabama, North Carolina, Ogasawara-shoto

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

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page

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