Anatherum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Anatherum
Species: A. aequatoriensis – A. africanum – A. arctatum – A. arenarium – A. barretoi – A. bicorne – A. bourgaei – A. brachystachyum – A. brasiliense – A. cabanisii – A. campbellii – A. capillipes – A. cordatum – A. cretaceum – A. cumulicola – A. curvifolium – A. dealbatum – A. eremicum – A. eucomum – A. floridanum – A. glaucescens – A. glaucophyllum – A. glaziovii – A. glomeratum – A. gyrans – A. hirsutius – A. ibityense – A. imerinense – A. insolitum – A. ivohibense – A. laterale – A. laxatum – A. lehmannii – A. leucostachyum – A. liebmannii – A. ligulatum – A. × lindmanii – A. longiberbe – A. macrothrix – A. miamiense – A. mohrii – A. multiflorum – A. perangustatum – A. pringlei – A. selloanum – A. subtile – A. tenuispatheum – A. ternarium – A. tracyi – A. trichozygum – A. urbanianum – A. virginicum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Anatherum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 07. Reference page.

Name

Anatherum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 128, 150 (1812)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, DR Congo.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Ethiopia.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eswatini, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago (introduced), Comoros, Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced)
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North (introduced).
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

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

References

Primary references

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Anatherum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 07. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Anatherum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 October 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Anatherum. Published online. Accessed: October 07 2025. Reference page.