Hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Otachyriinae
Genus: Hymenachne
Species: H. amplexicaulis – H. assamica – H. aurita – H. bresolinii – H. condensata – H. donacifolia – H. felliana – H. grandis – H. grumosa – H. harleyi – H. leptachne – H. longa – H. panduranganii – H. patens – H. pernambucensis – H. stagnatilis – H. wombaliensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hymenachne in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 03. Reference page.

Name

Hymenachne P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 48 (1812)

• Type species: Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 276 (1829)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dallwatsonia B.K.Simon, Austrobaileya 3: 678. (1992)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Malaya, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre Introduced into: Florida, Nepal, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Taiwan, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia 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. : 48.

Additional references

• Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hymenachne in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 8. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Hymenachne. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Hymenachne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Hymenachne. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

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