Anatherum brasiliense

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: Anatherum brasiliense

Name

Anatherum brasiliense (A.Zanin & Longhi-Wagner) Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg, Syst. Biodivers. 21(1)-2274386: 12 (2023).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon brasiliensis A.Zanin & Longhi-Wagner, Novon 13: 368 (2003).

Homonyms

• Anatherum brasiliense Spreng. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 84 (1840), pro syn. = Anatherum leucostachyum (Kunth) Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg, Syst. Biodivers. 21(1)-2274386: 13 (2023).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vorontsova, M.S., Petersen, K.B., Minx, P., Aubuchon-Elder, T.M., Romay, M. C., Buckler, E.S., & Kellogg, E.A. 2023. Reinstatement and expansion of the genus Anatherum (Andropogoneae, Panicoideae, Poaceae). Systematics and Biodiversity 21(1)-2274386: 1–16. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2023.2274386 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Anatherum brasiliense 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 brasiliense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Anatherum brasiliense. Published online. Accessed: October 07 2025. Reference page.

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