Apluda mutica

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Apludinae
Genus: Apluda
Species: Apluda mutica

Name[edit]

Apluda mutica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 82. 1753.

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Calamina mutica (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 129. 1812.
- Apluda varia Hack. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(2): 26. 1887, nom. superfl.
- Apluda varia subsp. mutica (L.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 197. 1889, nom. inval.
Heterotypic
- Apluda aristata L., Cent. Pl. II: 7. 1756.
- Andropogon glaucus Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 20. 1769.
- Apluda glauca (Retz.) Schreb., Beschr. Gräs. 2: 99. 1810.
- Apluda villosa Schreb., Beschr. Gräs. 2: 92. 1810.
- Calamina gigantea P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 129. 1812.
- Apluda geniculata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 327. 1820.
- Apluda gigantea (P.Beauv.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 290. 1824.
- Andropogon aristatus (L.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 307. 1825, nom. illeg.
- Tripsacum giganteum (P.Beauv.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 306. 1825.
- Calamina humilis J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 344. 1830.
- Apluda humilis (J.Presl) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 517. 1833.
- Andropogon involucratus J.Koenig ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 91. 1840, pro syn.
- Apluda communis Arn. & Nees in C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Gramineae: 62. 1841.
- Apluda kobila Buch.-Ham. ex Nees, Gramineae: 62. 1841, pro syn.
- Apluda microstachya Nees, Gramineae: 61. 1841.
- Apluda rostrata Arn. & Nees in C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Gramineae: 62. 1841.
- Xerochloa latifolia Hassk., Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 2. 1842.
- Apluda mucronata Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 404. 1854.
- Apluda ciliata Andersson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 177. 1855.
- Apluda scabra Andersson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 179. 1855.
- Apluda cumingii Buse in W.H.de Vriese, Pl. Ind. Bat. Orient.: 105. 1857.
- Apluda pedicellata Buse in W.H.de Vriese, Pl. Ind. Bat. Orient.: 105. 1857.
- Apluda inermis Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 658. 1880.
- Apluda varia subsp. aristata (L.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 199. 1889.
- Apluda varia var. intermedia Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 197. 1889.
- Apluda varia var. major Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 198. 1889.
- Apluda varia var. aristata (L.) Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 379. 1904.
- Apluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Hack. ex K.Bakker, Mém. Soc. Roy. Sci. Nancy 2: 54. 1928.
- Apluda mutica subsp. aristata (L.) Babu, Herb. Fl. Dehra Dun: 582. 1977.
- Apluda aristata var. ciliata (Andersson) S.K.Jain, Indian J. Forest. 9: 345 (1986 publ. 1987).
- Apluda aristata var. jainii S.K.Jain, Indian J. Forest. 9: 345 (1986 publ. 1987).
- Apluda mutica var. major (Hack.) S.K.Jain, Indian J. Forest. 9: 347 (1986 publ. 1987).
- Apluda blatteri Sur, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 28: 193 (1986 publ. 1988).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Socotra.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iraq (doubtful).
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia, Vanuatu.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Maryland.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 83. Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Apluda mutica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2022. GrassWorld, Apluda mutica. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 26.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Apluda mutica. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
Tropicos.org 2013. Apluda mutica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Apluda mutica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Mauritian grass

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