Eustachys distichophylla

Eustachys distichophylla

Taxonavigation

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: Eustachys
Species: Eustachys distichophylla

Name

Eustachys distichophylla (Lag.) Nees, 1829

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chloris distichophylla Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 4 (1816).
• Homotypic
  • Chloris distichophylla var. genuina Hack., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 113 (1904), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Chloris confertifolia Trin., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 74 (1821).
  • Chloris fasciculata Schrad. in J.A.Schultes, Mant. 2: 339 (1824).
  • Paspalum superbum Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 248 (1824).
  • Chloris acuminata Trin., Sp. Gram. 3: t. 305 (1829).
  • Eustachys confertifolia (Trin.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 88 (1829).
  • Chloris distichophylla var. acuminata (Trin.) Hack., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 179 (1904).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Introduced into: California, Florida, Georgia, Myanmar, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Texas, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in C. F. P. von Martius et al., 1829. Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2(1):418. 1829 (Agrost. bras.)

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. 2022. Eustachys distichophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Eustachys distichophylla. 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 August 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Eustachys distichophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eustachys distichophylla. Published online. Accessed: August 30 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eustachys distichophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: weeping fingergrass
español: Pasto borla, Paragüita.

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