Eustachys paspaloides

Eustachys paspaloides

Eustachys paspaloides

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 paspaloides

Name

Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei, 1910

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cynosurus paspaloides Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 21 (1791).
• Homotypic
  • Andropogon muticus L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1482 (1763), nom. superfl.
  • Andropogon capensis Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(13): 579 (1782), nom. superfl.
  • Anatherum muticum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 150 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Chloris capensis Thell., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 289 (1912), nom. superfl.
  • Eustachys capensis Chiov., Webbia 8: 115 (1951), nom. superfl.
  • Eustachys mutica Cufod., Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 38(Suppl.): 1293 (1968), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Chloris equitans Trin., Sp. Gram. 3: t. 309 (1829).
  • Chloris paspaloides Hochst., Flora 38: 206 (1855).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Central Africa Chad, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lanza, D. & Mattei, G.E., 1910. Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 9:56.

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 paspaloides 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 paspaloides. 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 paspaloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eustachys paspaloides. Published online. Accessed: August 30 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eustachys paspaloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bruinhoenderspoor
English: Brown Rhodes grass

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