Gynerium sagittatum

Gynerium sagittatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Gynerieae
Genus: Gynerium
Species: Gynerium sagittatum
Varieties: G. s. var. glabrum – G. s. var. sagittatum – G. s. var. subandinum

Name

Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P.Beauv..1812

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Saccharum sagittatum Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane: 50 (1775).
• Homotypic
  • Arundo sagittata (Aubl.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 102 (1805).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Galápagos, Ghana 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. : 138, 153.

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. Gynerium sagittatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gynerium sagittatum. 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 October 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gynerium sagittatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gynerium sagittatum. Published online. Accessed: October 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gynerium sagittatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: wildcane
español: Cañabrava
français: Canne flèche Kreyòl
한국어: 기네리움
português: Cana-do-rio

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