Pogonatherum

Pogonatherum paniceum

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: Pogonatherum
Species: P. biaristatum – P. crinitum – P. paniceum – P. rufobarbatum

Name

• Pogonatherum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 56 (1812)
• Type species: Pogonatherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack., Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 178 (1906)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Homoplitis Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 166 (1820), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Pogonopsis J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 333 (1830).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Asia Central Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Introduced into: Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Comoros, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. : 56, 176, pl. 11, f. 7.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Pogonatherum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Pogonatherum. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Pogonatherum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Pogonatherum. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: പോഗോനാതെരം
中文: 金发草属

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