Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata

Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata

Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Boivinellinae
Genus: Alloteropsis
Species: Alloteropsis semialata
Subspecies: - A. semialata subsp. semialata

Name

Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc. subsp. semialata autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alloteropsis distachya J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 343 (1830).
  • Aira viatica Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 54 (1851).
  • Panicum viaticum Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 55 (1851), pro syn.
  • Holosetum philippicum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 118 (1854).
  • Arundinella schultzii Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 545 (1878).
  • Panicum philippicum (Steud.) Náves ex Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3, 4(13A): 312 (1880).
  • Pterochlaena catangensis Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 47 (1914).
  • Axonopus maidenianus Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 325 (1915).
  • Coridochloa semialata var. ambigua Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 38: 129 (1924).
  • Alloteropsis homblei Robyns, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 9: 172 (1932).
  • Alloteropsis gwebiensis Stent & J.M.Rattray, Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 32: 21 (1933).
  • Alloteropsis semialata var. viatica (Griff.) Ellis & Karthik. ex Karthik., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 13: 175 (1971 publ. 1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. Old World Angola, Assam, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, J.S. (1909) Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 12:210

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata. 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 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 August 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Donkersaadgras
English: Cockatoo grass, Black-seed grass
עברית: נורמן ארתור ווייקפילד
中文: 毛穎草