Erianthus giganteus

Erianthus giganteus
Erianthus giganteus

Taxonavigation edit

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 giganteus

Name edit

Erianthus giganteus (Walter) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 177 (1812).

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Anthoxanthum giganteum Walter, Fl. Carol.: 65 (1788).
  • Homotypic
    • Erianthus saccharoides Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 55 (1803), nom. superfl.
    • Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 103 (1805).
    • Saccharum erianthoides Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 308 (1825), nom. superfl.
    • Andropogon erianthus Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 243 (1827), nom. superfl.
    • Erianthus saccharoides var. michauxii Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 257 (1883), not validly publ.
  • Heterotypic
    • Erianthus saccharoides var. infuscatus Andersson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 161 (1855).
    • Spodiopogon foliatus E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 52 (1886).
    • Spodiopogon foliatus var. erubescens E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 53 (1886).
    • Spodiopogon vaginatus E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 53 (1886).
    • Erianthus compactus Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 419 (1895).
    • Erianthus laxus Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 344 (1897).
    • Erianthus tracyi Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 37 (1897).
    • Erianthus saccharoides var. compactus (Nash) Fernald, Rhodora 45: 252 (1943).
    • Erianthus giganteus var. compactus (Nash) Fernald, Rhodora 52: 71 (1950).
    • Saccharum alopecuroides subvar. compactum (Nash) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 357 (1960).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Paraguay
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Jamaica

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

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Vernacular names edit

العربية: قصب السكر العملاق
English: sugarcane plumegrass
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