Erianthus contortus

Erianthus contortus

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: Saccharinae
Genus: Erianthus
Species: Erianthus contortus

Name

Erianthus contortus Fernald, Rhodora 45: 246 (1943).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Saccharum contortum (Baldwin ex Elliott) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 60 (1818).
  • Erianthus alopecuroides var. contortus (Baldwin ex Elliott) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 582 (1860).
  • Erianthus saccharoides subsp. contortus (Baldwin ex Elliott) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 131 (1889).
  • Saccharum alopecuroides subvar. contortum (Baldwin ex Elliott) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 357 (1960).
  • Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum (Baldwin ex Elliott) R.D.Webster, Sida 16: 569 (1995).
  • Erianthus brevibarbis var. contortus (Baldwin ex Elliott) D.B.Ward, Novon 11: 362 (2001).
• Heterotypic
  • Erianthus smallii Nash, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 429 (1900).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Nothern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fernald, M.L., 1943. Rhodora 45: 246.

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. Erianthus contortus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Erianthus contortus. 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 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Erianthus contortus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Erianthus contortus. Published online. Accessed: October 03 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: قصب السكر المتزاحم
English: compressed plumegrass

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