Dichanthium sericeum

Dichanthium sericeum

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: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Dichanthium
Species: Dichanthium sericeum
Subspecies: D. s. subsp. humilius – D. s. subsp. polystachyum – D. s. subsp. sericeum

Name

Dichanthium sericeum (R.Br.) A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 27: 549. (1921)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon sericeus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 201 (1810)
• Homotypic
  • Sorghum sericeum (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Cambodia, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia Introduced into: Czechoslovakia, Florida, Hawaii, Japan, Marquesas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Pakistan, Texas, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Camus, A. 1921. Bulletin du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 27: 549.

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. 2021. Dichanthium sericeum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Dichanthium sericeum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 10 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dichanthium sericeum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: silky bluestem

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