Eustachys retusa

Eustachys retusa

Eustachys retusa

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 retusa

Name

Eustachys retusa (Lag.) Kunth, 1829

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chloris retusa Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 5 (1816).
• Heterotypic
  • Chloris distichophylla var. argentina Hack., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 113 (1904).
  • Chloris argentina (Hack.) Lillo & Parodi, Physis (Buenos Aires) 4: 180 (1918).
  • Chloris argentinensis Lillo & Parodi, Revista Fac. Agron. Veterin. 2: 283 (1919).
  • Eustachys argentinensis (Lillo & Parodi) Herter, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 146 (1940).
  • Eustachys argentina (Hack.) Herter, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 196 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Introduced into: Florida, Georgia, New York, South Carolina, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S., 1829. Révis. Gramin. 88.

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

Vernacular names

English: Argentine fingergrass

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