Anatherum eucomum

Anatherum eucomum

Anatherum eucomum

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 eucomum
Subspecies: A. e. subsp. eucomum – A. e. subsp. huillense

Name

Anatherum eucomum (Nees) Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg, Syst. Biodivers. 21(1)-2274386: 12 (2023).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon eucomus Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 104 (1841).
• Homotypic
  • Sorghum eucomum (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eswatini, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar. 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

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Anatherum eucomum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Anatherum eucomum. 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 September 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Anatherum eucomum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Anatherum eucomum. Published online. Accessed: September 21 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Veergras
• English: Old man's beard

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