Andropogon leucostachyus

Andropogon leucostachyus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Andropogon
Species: Andropogon leucostachyus

Name

Andropogon leucostachyus Kunth, 1816

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Andropogon leucostachyus subvar. typicus Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 286 (1883), not validly publ.
  • Andropogon virginicus subsp. leucostachyus (Kunth) Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 286 (1883).
  • Sorghum leucostachyum (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
  • Anatherum virginicum subvar. leucostachyum (Kunth) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 213 (1960).
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon lanuginosus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 187 (1816).
  • Anatherum domingense Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 809 (1817).
  • Andropogon domingensis (Roem. & Schult.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 45 (1821).
  • Andropogon virginicus Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2: 268 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Anatherum brasiliense Spreng. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 84 (1840), pro syn.
  • Andropogon pennatus Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 92 (1840), pro syn.
  • Saccharum fasciculatum Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 490 (1841), pro syn.
  • Andropogon dianae Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 371 (1854).
  • Andropogon leucostachyus subvar. mas Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 420 (1889).
  • Andropogon leucostachyus subvar. subvillosus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 420 (1889).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, 1816. Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 187

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Andropogon leucostachyus 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. Andropogon leucostachyus. 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. Andropogon leucostachyus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Andropogon leucostachyus. Published online. Accessed: September 21 2022.

Vernacular names

English: matojillo bluestem

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