Eremochloa

Eremochloa

Taxonavigation

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: Ratzeburgiinae
Genus: Eremochloa
Species: E. attenuata – E. bigelovii – E. bimaculata – E. ciliaris – E. ciliatifolia – E. eriopoda – E. lanceolata – E. maxwellii – E. muricata – E. ophiuroides – E. pectinata – E. petelotii – E. renvoizei – E. zeylanica

Name

• Eremochloa Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 357 (1854)
• Type species: Eremochloa ciliaris (L.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 311 (1906)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pectinaria (Benth.) Hack. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(2): 26 (1887), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Eastern Asia Korea Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria Introduced into: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Costa Rica, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Louisiana, Malawi, Marianas, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Büse, L.H. in F.A.W.Miquel, (1854) Plantae Junghuhnianae 357.

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. 2013. Eremochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Eremochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Eremochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Eremochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: centipede grass
日本語: チャボウシノシッペイ属
한국어: 외대쇠치기아재비속
മലയാളം: എറെമോക്ലോവ
中文: 蜈蚣草属

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