Sporobolus indicus

Sporobolus indicus

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, 2nd 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

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