Chrysopogon zizanioides

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Chrysopogon zizanioides

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: Chrysopogoninae
Genus: Chrysopogon
Species: Chrysopogon zizanioides

nom

• Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty, 1960

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phalaris zizanioides L., Mant. Pl. 2: 183 (1771).
• Homotypic
  • Sorghum zizanioides (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891).
  • Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 4: 79 (1903).
  • Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 67 (1903).
  • Holcus zizanioides (L.) Stuck., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 48 (1904).
  • Anatherum zizanioides (L.) Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 18: 285 (1917).
  • Vetiveria zizanioides var. genuina A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 673 (1919), nom. inval.
  • Rhaphis zizanioides (L.) Roberty, Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 404 (1954).
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis verticillata Lam., Encycl. 1: 59 (1783), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon muricatus Retz., Observ. Bot. 3: 43 (1783).
  • Anatherum muricatum (Retz.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 150 (1812).
  • Oplismenus abortivus Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 808 (1817), pro syn.
  • Vetiveria odoratissima Bory ex Cloquet, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1822: 44 (1822).
  • Andropogon aromaticus Roxb. ex Schult., Mant. 1: 442 (1824), pro syn.
  • Vetiveria odorata Virey, J. Pharm. Sci. Accessoires 13: 499 (1827).
  • Andropogon nardus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 39 (1837), sensu auct.
  • Andropogon odoratus Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 92 (1840), pro syn.
  • Rhaphis muricata (Retz.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 394 (1854), pro syn.
  • Vetiveria arundinacea Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 559 (1864).
  • Vetiveria muricata (Retz.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 560 (1864).
  • Vetiveria zizanioides var. tonkinensis A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 674 (1919).
  • Chamaeraphis muricata (Retz.) Merr., Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1: 75 (1923).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Pakistan, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roberty, G.E. (1960) Bulletin de l'Institut Française d'Afrique Noire 22: 106.

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. [Cited as Chrysopogon benthamianus.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Chrysopogon zizanioides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2015 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Chrysopogon zizanioides. Published online. Accessed Dec. 13 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Chrysopogon zizanioides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 13 DEc. 2015.

Vernacular names

English: Cuscus Grass
suomi: Vetiveriaheinä
magyar: Vetiver
italiano: Vetiver
日本語: ベチバー , カスカスガヤ
Nederlands: Vetivergras
தமிழ்: வெட்டிவேர்
ไทย: หญ้าแฝก
lea faka-Tonga: Ahisiaina
Türkçe: Vetiver

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