Ichnanthus

Ichnanthus

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: Paspalinae
Genus: Ichnanthus
Species: (31 sensu Simon et al (2013))
I. annuus – I. bambusiflorus – I. breviscrobs – I. calvescens – I. camporum – I. dasycoleos – I. ephemeroblepharis – I. glaber – I. grandifolius – I. hirtus – I. hoffmannseggii – I. inconstans – I. lanceolatus – I. lancifolius – I. leiocarpus – I. leptophyllus – I. longhi-wagnerae – I. longiglumis – I. mayarensis – I. mollis – I. nemoralis – I. nemorosus – I. pallens – I. panicoides – I. procurrens – I. riedelii – I. ruprechti – I. tarumanensis – I. tectus – I. tenuis – I. zeh31ntneri

Name

• Ichnanthus P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 56 (1812)
• Type species: Ichnanthus panicoides P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 57 (1812)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hildaea C.Silva & R.P.Oliveira, Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 93: 229 (2015)
  • Navicularia Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 38 (1823), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Malaya, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is. 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. : 56, pl. 12, f. 1.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: bedgrass
മലയാളം: ഇച്ചനാന്തസ്

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