Microchloa kunthii

Microchloa kunthii

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: Microchloa
Species: Microchloa kunthii

Name

Microchloa kunthii Desv., Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 1: 179 (1831).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Microchloa setacea Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 84 (1816), nom. illeg.
• Homotypic
  • Microchloa indica var. kunthii (Desv.) B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 10(1): 88 (1990).
• Heterotypic
  • Microchloa elongata R.Br. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 3807 (1831), nom. nud.
  • Microchloa abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 404 (1850).
  • Microchloa kandalaensis Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 120 (1920), nom. provis.
  • Paspalum tenuissimum M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 18: 34 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile North, Ecuador Regional: Northern South America Colombia Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India Regional: China China South-Central Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Oman, Yemen Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar , Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A., 1831. Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 1: 179.

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. Microchloa kunthii 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. Microchloa kunthii. 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. Microchloa kunthii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Microchloa kunthii. Published online. Accessed: August 31 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Kunth's smallgrass
Fulfulde: Wiccu sondu

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