Polytrias indica

Taxonavigation edit

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: Apludinae
Genus: Polytrias
Species: Polytrias indica

Name edit

Polytrias indica (Houtt.) Veldkamp, 1991

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Phleum indicum Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(13): 198 (1782)
  • Homotypic.
    • Ischaemum indicum (Houtt.) Merr., J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 320 (1938).
  • Heterotypic
    • Andropogon amaurus Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 20 (1854), nom. superfl.
    • Andropogon diversiflorus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 370 (1854).
    • Andropogon firmandus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 370 (1854).
    • Pollinia praemorsa Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 409 (1854).
    • Polytrias praemorsa (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(2): 24 (1887).
    • Aethonopogon praemorsus Hack. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 788 (1891), pro syn.
    • Polytrias amaura Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 788 (1891), nom. superfl.
    • Polytrias amaura var. pallida Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 789 (1891), nom. nud.
    • Polytrias diversiflora (Steud.) Nash, Torreya 5: 110 (1905).
    • Eulalia praemorsa (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf ex Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 5: 197 (1925).
    • Eulalia amaura Ohwi, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 18: 2 (1947), nom. superfl.
    • Pogonatherum amaurum Roberty, Boissiera 9: 393 (1960), nom. superfl.
    • Eulalia nana Keng & S.L.Chen, Fl. Hainan. 4: 539 (1977).
    • Polytrias amaura var. nana (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 10(2): 101 (1997).
    • Polytrias indica var. nana (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.M.Phillips & S.L.Chen, Novon 15: 470 (2005).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Bangladesh, Andaman Is., India, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
    • Regional: China
      • China Southeast, Hainan
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Borneo, Caroline Is., Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Wallis-Futuna Is., Nicobar Is.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Cambodia, Vietnam
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Cameroon, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
    • Regional: Mascareñas
      • Seychelles
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • New Guinea
    • Introduced into:
      • Colombia, Costa Rica, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Maryland, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • 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 edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Java grass, Batiki Bluegrass, Indian Murainagrass, Toto Grass
中文: 單序草
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