Sporobolus indicus

Taxonavigation

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

Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br.

Synonyms

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

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, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 170.

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. Sporobolus indicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus indicus. 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 September 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus indicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus indicus. Published online. Accessed: September 13 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sporobolus indicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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