Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides

Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides

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: Bothriochloa
Species: Bothriochloa saccharoides
Subspecies: B. s. subsp. saccharoides

Name

Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb., Brittonia 1: 81 (1931)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon saccharoides Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 26 (1788)
• Heterotypic
  • Saccharum argenteum Brouss., Elench. Horti Bot. Monspel.: 50 (1805), nom. nud.
  • Andropogon argenteus DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 77 (1813)
  • Andropogon hirsutus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 186 (1816)
  • Trachypogon argenteus (DC.) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 348 (1829)
  • Andropogon altissimus Colla, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 39: 29 (1836), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon bertheronianus Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 380 (1854)
  • Andropogon saccharoides subvar. argenteus (DC.) Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 292 (1883)
  • Andropogon saccharoides var. erianthoides Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 293 (1883)
  • Andropogon kunthii E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 59 (1886)
  • Andropogon saccharoides subsp. brasiliensis Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 496 (1889)
  • Andropogon saccharoides subvar. paucirameus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 496 (1889)
  • Andropogon saccharoides var. surius E.H.L.Krause, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 32: 334 (1914)
  • Andropogon saccharoides subsp. parvispiculus Hitchc., Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: 497 (1927)
  • Andropogon saccharoides var. parvispiculus (Hitchc.) Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 297 (1931)
  • Amphilophis argentea (DC.) Roshev., Zlaki: 570 (1937)
  • Bothriochloa brasiliensis (Hack.) Henrard, Gedenkboek Journ. Valckenier Suringar: 187 (1942)
  • Andropogon reevesii Gould, Madroño 14: 20 (1957)
  • Bothriochloa reevesii (Gould) Gould, S. W. Naturalist 3: 212 (1959)
  • Dichanthium saccharoides subvar. paucirameus (Hack.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 168 (1960)
  • Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. reevesii (Gould) Allred & Gould, Syst. Bot. 8: 177 (1983)
  • Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. parvispicula (Hitchc.) Davidse, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1257 (1993)
  • Bothriochloa saccharoides var. parvispicula (Hitchc.) Tovar, Ruizia 13: 436 (1993)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rydberg, P.A. (1931) Brittonia 1(2): 81.
• Roshevitz, R.Ju. (Рожевиц, Р.Ю.) 1937. Злаки. Введение в изучение кормовых и хлебных злаков. Москва–Ленинград: Государственное издательство колхозной и совхозной литературы. 635 pp. (Russian) Фундаментальная электронная библиотека «Флора и фауна» DJVU Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec. 2015.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Silber-Bartgras
English: silver bluestem