Sporobolus indicus

Sporobolus indicus
Sporobolus indicus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus indicus

Name

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Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br.

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Agrostis indica L., Sp. Pl.: 63 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Agrostis elongata Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 162 (1791), nom. superfl.
    • Vilfa elongata P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812), nom. superfl.
    • Sporobolus lamarckii Desv. in W.Hamilton, Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 4 (1825), nom. superfl.
    • Vilfa indica (L.) Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 767 (1841).
  • Heterotypic
    • Andropogon intortum Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 398 (1766).
    • Agrostis tenacissima L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 107 (1782).
    • Sporobolus tenacissimus (L.f.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 26 (1812).
    • Vilfa tenacissima (L.f.) Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 138 (1816).
    • Agrostis orientalis Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 393 (1829), nom. superfl.
    • Paspalum lanceifolium Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 162 (1831).
    • Paspalum parviflorum Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 162 (1831), pro syn.
    • Sporobolus orientalis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 211 (1833), nom. superfl.
    • Vilfa berteroana Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 100 (1840).
    • Vilfa exilis Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 89 (1840).
    • Vilfa orientalis Nees ex Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 65 (1840), nom. superfl.
    • Sporobolus angustus Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 88 (1862 publ. 1863).
    • Vilfa angusta Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 88 (1862 publ. 1863), nom. altern.
    • Vilfa tenacissima var. exilis (Trin.) E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 99 (1886).
    • Sporobolus exilis (Trin.) Balansa, J. Bot. (Morot) 4: 164 (1890).
    • Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 370 (1917).
    • Sporobolus indicus tenacissimus (L.f.) Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 291 (1931).
    • Sporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T.Koyama, J. Jap. Bot. 37: 235 (1962).
    • Sporobolus indicus f. africanoides Jovet & Guédès, Taxon 22: 163 (1973).
    • Sporobolus indicus f. microspiculus Jovet & Guédès, Taxon 22: 163 (1973).
    • Sporobolus indicus var. andinus Renvoize, Kew Bull. 49: 543 (1994).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
    • Regional: Southern Central USA Texas
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • Continental: Souththern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, Venezuela
    • Introduced into:
      • Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Central American Pac, Fiji, France, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Illinois, Italy, Jawa, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Maryland, Mauritius, Michigan, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New York, Niue, Norfolk Is., Oklahoma, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Portugal, Queensland, Réunion, Sicilia, Society Is., Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tennessee, Thailand, Tuamotu, Vietnam

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Indisches Fallsamengras
English: Smut Grass
français: Sporobole tenace
svenska: Indiskt droppgräs
lea faka-Tonga: Fisihina
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