Gymnopogon foliosus

Gymnopogon foliosus

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: Gymnopogon foliosus

Name

Gymnopogon foliosus (Willd.) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 426 (1829).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chloris foliosa Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 924 (1806).
• Homotypic
  • Biatherium foliosum (Willd.) Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 176 (1831).
  • Gymnopogon pullulans Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 82 (1878).
• Heterotypic
  • Aristida geminata Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 131 (1840), pro syn.
  • Chloris aristida Salzm. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 218 (1854), pro syn.
  • Aristida chloris Salzm. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 83 (1878), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico Regional: Western South America Peru 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, 1829. Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 426

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. Gymnopogon foliosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gymnopogon foliosus. 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 September 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gymnopogon foliosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gymnopogon foliosus. Published online. Accessed: September 01 2022.

Vernacular names

English: leafy skeletongrass

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