Gymnopogon

Gymnopogon

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: Hubbardochloinae
Genus: Gymnopogon
Species: G. ambiguus – G. aristiglumis – G. brevifolius – G. burchellii – G. chapmanianus – G. delicatulus – G. doellii – G. fastigiatus – G. foliosus – G. glaber – G. grandiflorus – G. legrandii – G. spicatus – G. toldensis

Name

• Gymnopogon P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 41 (1812)
• Type species: Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Prelim. Cat.: 69 (1888)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anthopogon Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 81 (1818).
  • Alloiatheros Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830).
  • Biatherium Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 176 (1831).
  • Monochaete Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 78 (1878).
  • Doellochloa Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 773 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansa, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela Continental: Asia Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Suriname, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. : 41, 164.

Additional references

• WCVP . Gymnopogon in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 01 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Gymnopogon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 10. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Gymnopogon. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Gymnopogon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Gymnopogon. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: skeletongrass
മലയാളം: ജിംനോപോഗൺ

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