Thuarea involuta
Thuarea involuta

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: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Thuarea
Species: Thuarea involuta

Name

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Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm., 1817

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Ischaemum involutum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 73 (1786)
  • Heterotypic
    • Ornithocephalochloa arenicola Kurz, J. Bot. 13: 332 (1875)
    • Panicum sarmentosum (Pers.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 299 (1825), nom. illeg.
    • Thuarea involucrata Eschsch., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 10: 291 (1826), orth. var.
    • Thuarea latifolia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 197 (1810)
    • Thuarea media R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 197 (1810)
    • Thuarea sarmentosa Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 110 (1805)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China Southeast, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Cambodia, Vietnam
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: Northern Central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Is., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Nicobar Is., Pitcairn Is., Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • Northern Territory, Queensland
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • New Caledonia, New Guinea Is.
    • Extinct in:
      • Sri Lanka
    • Introduced into:
      • Tokelau-Manihiki

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: Kuroiwa grass
日本語: クロイワザサ
lea faka-Tonga: kefukefu
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