Zeugites americanus

Zeugites americanus

Zeugites americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Zeugiteae
Genus: Zeugites
Species: Zeugites americanus

Name

Zeugites americanus Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Apluda zeugites L. in Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1306 (1859)
  • Senites zeugites (L.) Nash ex Hitchc. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 127 (1908)
• Heterotypic
  • Despretzia mexicana Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 2: 485 (1831)
  • Krombholzia mexicana (Kunth) Rupr. ex E.Fourn. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 15: 464 (1876)
  • Panicum schiedei Spreng. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 263 (1841), pro syn.
  • Senites haitiensis (Pilg.) Hitchc. & Chase in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 392 (1917)
  • Senites mexicanus (Kunth) Hitchc. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 370 (1913)
  • Senites pringlei (Scribn.) Hitchc. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 369 (1913)
  • Zeugites americanus subsp. haitensis Pilg. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 3 (1909)
  • Zeugites americanus var. mexicanus (Kunth) McVaugh in Fl. Novo-Galiciana 14: 413 (1983)
  • Zeugites americanus subsp. mexicanus (Kunth) Pilg. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 3 (1909)
  • Zeugites americanus var. pringlei (Scribn.) McVaugh in Fl. Novo-Galiciana 14: 413 (1983)
  • Zeugites coloratus Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 536 (1864)
  • Zeugites galeottianus Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 577 (1885)
  • Zeugites haitiensis (Pilg.) Urb. in Symb. Antill. 8: 51 (1920)
  • Zeugites jamaicensis Raeusch. in Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 270 (1797), nom. nud.
  • Zeugites mexicanus (Kunth) Trin. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 798 (1841)
  • Zeugites mexicanus var. glandulosus Hack. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 158 (1908)
  • Zeugites pringlei Scribn. in Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 11: 50 (1898)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4. 4: 204

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Zeugites americanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Zeugites americanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Zeugites americanus. 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 December 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Zeugites americanus. Published online. Accessed: December 12 2022.

Vernacular names

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