Urochloa polystachya

Urochloa polystachya

Taxonavigation

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: Urochloa
Species: Urochloa polystachya

Name

Urochloa polystachya (Kunth) Mabb., 2017

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eriochloa polystachya Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 95 (1816)
  • Helopus polystachyus (Kunth) Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 747 (1840)
  • Milium polystachyon (Kunth) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 251 (1824)
• Heterotypic
  • Aglycia coarctata Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 37 (1840), pro syn.
  • Alycia coarctata Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 66 (1840), pro syn.
  • Eriochloa punctata Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 101 (1854), not validly publ.
  • Eriochloa punctata var. subglabra (Nash) Urb., Symb. Antill. 4: 85 (1903)
  • Eriochloa subglabra (Nash) Hitchc., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 208 (1909)
  • Monachne subglabra Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 374 (1903)
  • Panicum flavescens Sieber ex C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 550 (1845), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum polystachyum (Kunth) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 301 (1825), nom. illeg.
  • Piptatherum annulatum Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 30 (1823)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast Introduced into: Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Florida, Jawa, Mississippi, Sumatera, Texas, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mabberley, D.J. 2017. Mabberley's plant-book. A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. 4^th ed. XIX+1102 pp. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-107-11502-6. DOI: 10.1017/9781316335581 Reference page. : ed. 4: 1102

Additional references

• WCVP . Urochloa polystachya in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 28 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Urochloa polystachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Urochloa polystachya. 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 October 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Urochloa polystachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Urochloa polystachya. Published online. Accessed: October 28 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Urochloa polystachya in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: Caribgrass

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