Moorochloa eruciformis

Moorochloa eruciformis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Moorochloa
Species: Moorochloa eruciformis

Name

• Moorochloa eruciformis Veldkamp, Reinwardtia 12: 138 (2004)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Beckmannia eruciformis (Sm.) Sennen, Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 1917: 246 (1917), nom. illeg.
  • Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb., C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 469 (1853)
  • Echinochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 3: 45 (1833)
  • Panicum eruciforme Sm., J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. 1: 40 (1808)
  • Urochloa eruciformis (Sm.) C.Nelson, J.Sutherl. & Fern.Casas, Fontqueria 51: 4 (1998)
• Heterotypic
  • Brachiaria eruciformis var. divaricata Basappa & Muniy., Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., B 49: 379 (1983)
  • Brachiaria isachne (Roth) Stapf, D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 553 (1919)
  • Milium alternans Bubani, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 5: 317 (1873)
  • Moorochloa eruciformis var. divaricata (Basappa & Muniy.) E.A.Kellogg, PhytoKeys 163: 252 (2020)
  • Panicum anisostachyum Bojer ex C.Cordem., E.J.de Cordemoy, Fl. Réunion: 116 (1895)
  • Panicum caucasicum Trin., Sp. Gram. 3: t. 262 (1829)
  • Panicum cruciforme Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 255 (1841), orth. var.
  • Panicum isachne Roth, J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 2: 458 (1817)
  • Panicum isachne var. mexicana Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 114 (1896)
  • Panicum koenigii Wight ex Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 30 (1841), pro syn.
  • Panicum pubinode Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 363 (1850)
  • Panicum wightianum Arn. & Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 80 (1841), pro syn.
  • Panicum wightii Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 29 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa & Eurasia Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Cuba, Fiji, France, Honduras, Jawa, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Missouri, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Veldkamp, J.F. (2004) Reinwardtia 12(2): 138–139.

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. [Cited as Brachiaria eruciformis.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Moorochloa eruciformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Moorochloa eruciformis. 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 October 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Moorochloa eruciformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Moorochloa eruciformis. Published online. Accessed: October 27 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Litjie-sinjaalgras
English: sweet signalgrass
中文: 臂形草

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