Themeda arguens
Themeda arguens

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: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Themeda
Species: Themeda arguens

Name

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Themeda arguens (L.) Hack., 1889

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Stipa arguens L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 117 (1762).
  • Homotypic
    • Anthistiria arguens (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 901 (1806).
    • Anthistiria ciliata var. major Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 366 (1864).
  • Heterotypic
    • Stipa arguens Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 20 (1794), nom. illeg.
    • Anthistiria frondosa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 200 (1810).
    • Aristaria barbata Jungh., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 7: 297 (1840).
    • Anthistiria arguens Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 124 (1841), nom. illeg.
    • Anthistiria ciliata var. glabrescens Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr. 3: 23 (1854).
    • Anthistiria pilifera Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 400 (1854).
    • Anthistiria junghuhniana var. altior Andersson, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 2: 233 (1856).
    • Anthistiria junghuhniana var. minor Andersson, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 2: 233 (1856).
    • Anthistiria ciliata var. junghuhniana Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 504 (1857).
    • Themeda frondosa (R.Br.) Merr., Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 89 (1917).
    • Themeda arguens var. cochinchinensis A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 670 (1919).
    • Themeda arguens var. balinensis Jansen, Acta Bot. Neerl. 1: 479 (1952).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Laos, Vietnam
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • New Guinea
    • Regional: Australia
      • Northern Territory, Queensland
    • Introduced into:
      • Cuba, Fiji, Jamaica, Maryland, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Windward Is.

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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English: Christmas grass
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