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Chloris gayana

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Chloris gayana
Chloris gayana

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Chloris
Species: Chloris gayana

Name

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Chloris gayana Kunth, 1830

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Eustachys gayana (Kunth) Mundy, Rhodesia Agric. J. 19: 142 (1922).
  • Heterotypic
    • Chloris abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 406 (1850).
    • Chloris repens Hochst., Flora 38: 204 (1855).
    • Chloris glabrata Andersson in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(2): 557 (1864).
    • Chloris multiradiata var. ragazzii Pirotta, Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 157 (1896).
    • Chloris gayana subsp. oligostachya Murb., Contr. Fl. Nord-Ouest Afrique 4: 8 (1900).
    • Chloris gayana f. oligostachya (Murb.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 2: 204 (1953).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Angola, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Madeira
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Oman, Saudi Arabia, Gulf States
    • Introduced into:
      • Algeria, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sardegna, South Australia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Virginia, West Himalaya, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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

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Afrikaans: Rhodesgras
Fulfulde: Pagamri
suomi: Laidunviuhkaheinä
Hausa: Kanarin doki
日本語: アフリカヒゲシバ
русский: Родсова трава
Kiswahili: Mkekundu
中文: 盖氏虎尾草
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