Lophatherum

Lophatherum gracile

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: Lophatherum
Species: L. gracile – L. sinense

Name

• Lophatherum Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 49 (1831)
• Type species: Lophatherum gracile Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 50 (1831)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acroelytrum Steud., Flora 29: 20 (1846)
  • Allelotheca Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 117 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Queensland Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Caroline Is., Marshall Is., Society Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brongniart, A.T 1829–1834. Voyage Autour de Monde, Execute par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majeste La Coquille... Phanerogamie. Paris. BHL Reference page. : 2(2): 49.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Lophatherum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Lophatherum. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Lophatherum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Lophatherum. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

čeština:  lofater
한국어:  조릿대풀속
മലയാളം: ലോഫതെരം
中文:  淡竹叶属

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