Sporobolus purpurascens

Sporobolus purpurascens

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 purpurascens

Name

Sporobolus purpurascens (Sw.) Ham., 1825

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis purpurascens Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 25 (1788).
• Homotypic
  • Vilfa purpurascens (Sw.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812).
• Heterotypic
  • Vilfa densiflora E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 98 (1886).
  • Vilfa grisebachiana E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 8 (1886).
  • Vilfa liebmannii E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 100 (1886).
  • Vilfa muelleri E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 98 (1886).
  • Sporobolus densiflorus (E.Fourn.) Vasey in Vilfa, Enum. Pl. Guatem. 1: 52 (1889).
  • Sporobolus muelleri (E.Fourn.) Hitchc. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 17: 490 (1937).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Colombia Regional: Caribbean Jamaica, Leeward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hamilton, G. 1825. Prodromus plantarum Indiae Occidentalis hucusque cognitarum, tam in oris Americae Meridionalis, quam in insulis Antillicis sponte crescentium, aut ibi diuturne hospitantium; nova genera et species hactenus ignotas complectens. XVI+67 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Treuttel Jun. et Richter, Londini [London]; Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris] et Argentorati [Strasbourg]. BHL. Reference page. : 5.

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 purpurascens 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 purpurascens. 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 purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: September 13 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sporobolus purpurascens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: purple dropseed

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