Leersia monandra

Leersia monandra

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Oryzeae
Subtribus: Oryzinae
Genus: Leersia
Species: Leersia monandra

Name

Leersia monandra Sw. 1788

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asprella monandra (Sw.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 267 (1817).
  • Oryza monandra (Sw.) Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 9 (1871).
  • Homalocenchrus monandrus (Sw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 777 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Paspalum cubense Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 12 (1822).
  • Leersia aspera Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 1 (1853).
  • Oryza monandra var. parviflora Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 9 (1871).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southeastern USA Florida Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. : 21.

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. Leersia monandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leersia monandra. 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 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leersia monandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leersia monandra. Published online. Accessed: September 19 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leersia monandra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: bunch cutgrass

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