Anatherum virginicum

Anatherum virginicum

Anatherum virginicum

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 virginicum

Name

Anatherum virginicum (L.) Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 16 (1815).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon virginicus L., Sp. Pl.: 1046 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Andropogon virginicus subsp. genuinus Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 285 (1883), nom. inval.
  • Sorghum virginicum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. genuinus Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 142 (1935), nom. inval.

• Heterotypic
  • Cinna lateralis Walter, Fl. Carol.: 59 (1788).
  • Andropogon dissitiflorus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 57 (1803), nom. superfl.
  • Andropogon tetrastachyus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 150 (1816).
    • Andropogon virginicus var. tetrastachyus (Elliott) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 411 (1889).
    • Anatherum virginicum subvar. tetrastachyum (Elliott) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 213 (1960).
  • Andropogon vaginatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 148 (1816).
    • Andropogon virginicus var. vaginatus (Elliott) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 808 (1861).
  • Cymbopogon glaucus Schult., Mant. 2: 459 (1824).
  • Dimeiostemon tetrastachys Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830), pro syn.
  • Dimeiostemon vaginatus Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830), pro syn.
  • Holcus virginicus Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 773 (1841), pro syn.
  • Andropogon eriophorus Scheele, Flora 27: 51 (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon pauciflorus Salzm. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 371 (1854), pro syn.
  • Andropogon curtisianus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 390 (1854).
  • Andropogon louisianae Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 383 (1854).
  • Andropogon dissitiflorus var. vaginatus Chapm. ex Gatt., Tennessee Fl.: 97 (1887), nom. nud.
  • Andropogon glaucescens Schltdl. ex Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 411 (1889), pro syn.
  • Andropogon virginicus subvar. ditior Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 411 (1889).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. viridis Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 410 (1889).
  • Andropogon macrourus var. viridis Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 11 (1892).

Homonyms

• Andropogon virginicus Trin. = Andropogon leucostachyus Kunth

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North. Continental: Pacific Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii. 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, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. 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 Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1046. 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 virginicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Anatherum virginicum. 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 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Anatherum virginicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 September 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Anatherum virginicum. Published online. Accessed: September 22 2022. Reference page.
• IUCN: Andropogon virginicus L. (Least Concern)
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Andropogon virginicus L. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2014-01-22. Reference page. 
• Andropogon virginicus L. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Andropogon virginicus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• EOL: Anatherum virginicum

Vernacular names

• English: Broomsedge bluestem
• suomi: Oranssivarrasheinä
• 日本語: メリケンカルカヤ

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