Leptochloa viscida

Leptochloa viscida

Taxonavigation

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: Eleusininae
Genus: Leptochloa
Species: Leptochloa viscida

Name

Leptochloa viscida (Scribn.) Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 434 (1896).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Diplachne viscida Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 30 (1883).
• Homotypic
  • Dinebra viscida (Scribn.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109: 1327 (2012).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern USA Arizona, California Regional: Southern Central USA New Mexico, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beal, W.J. 1896. Grasses of North America. For Farmers and Students. Comprising Chapters . . .. Vol. 2. 706 pp. Lansing. BHL Reference page. : 2: 434

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. Leptochloa viscida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leptochloa viscida. 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 August 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leptochloa viscida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leptochloa viscida. Published online. Accessed: August 31 2022.

Vernacular names

English: sticky sprangletop

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