Triplasis purpurea

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Gouiniinae
Genus: Triplasis
Species: T. americana – T. purpurea

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Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Uralepis Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 62 (1818)
    • Uralepsis Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 62 (1818)
    • Diplocea Raf., Amer. J. Sci. (New York), ed. 2, 1: 252 (1819)
    • Merisachne Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 117 (1854)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern USA
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
    • Regional: Western USA
      • Oregon
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Southeast
    • Regional: Canada
      • Ontario
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, Honduras

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

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Vernacular names edit

English: sandgrass
മലയാളം: ട്രിപ്ലാസിസ്
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