Imperata brasiliensis

Imperata brasiliensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Germainiinae
Genus: Imperata
Species: Imperata brasiliensis

Name

Imperata brasiliensis Trin., 1832

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Imperata brasiliensis var. mexicana Rupr. ex Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9(2): 245 (1842).
  • Imperata arundinacea var. americana Andersson, Galapagos Veg.: 160 (1854).
  • Imperata cylindrica var. mexicana (Rupr. ex Galeotti) D.B.Ward, Novon 14: 368 (2004).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Trinius, C.B. v. (1832) Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2(3):331.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Imperata brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Imperata brasiliensis. 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 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Imperata brasiliensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Imperata brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: September 29 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Imperata brasiliensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian satintail
português: Sapê

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