Leptochloa crinita

Leptochloa crinita

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Leptochloa
Species: Leptochloa crinita

Name

Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109: 1327 (2012).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chloris crinita Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 5 (1816).
• Homotypic
  • Chloropsis crinita (Lag.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 771 (1891).
  • Trichloris crinita (Lag.) Parodi, Revista Argent. Agron. 14: 63 (1947).
  • Trichloris crinita var. typica Parodi, Revista Argent. Agron. 14: 63 (1947), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Chloris mendocina Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 36: 208 (1870).
  • Trichloris fasciculata E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 142 (1886).
  • Trichloris blanchardiana Hack. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(2): 59 (1887).
  • Chloropsis blanchardiana (Hack.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 771 (1891).
  • Chloropsis fasciculata (E.Fourn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 771 (1891).
  • Leptochloris crinita Munro ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 771 (1891), pro syn.
  • Trichloris verticillata E.Fourn. ex Vasey, Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 12(2): t. 25 (1891).
  • Trichloris mendocina (Phil.) Kurtz, Mem. Fac. Ci. Exact. Fic. Nat. Univ. Nac. Cordoba 96: 37 (1897).
  • Chloropsis mendocina (Phil.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 348 (1898).
  • Trichloris mendocina f. blanchardiana (Hack.) Kurtz, Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. Republ. Argent. 16: 270 (1900).
  • Leptochloris greggii Munro ex Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 32: 7 (1901), pro syn.
  • Chloris trichodes Lag. ex Parodi, Revista Argent. Agron. 14: 62 (1947), pro syn.
  • Trichloris crinita var. triflora Parodi, Revista Argent. Agron. 14: 63 (1947).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Introduced into: India, New York References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Peterson, P.M. & Snow, N., 2012. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109: 1327

Additional references

• WCVP . Leptochloa crinita in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 31 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leptochloa crinita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leptochloa crinita. 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 August 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leptochloa crinita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leptochloa crinita. Published online. Accessed: August 31 2022.

Vernacular names

English: false Rhodes grass

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