Cyrtococcum trigonum

Cyrtococcum trigonum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Boivinellinae
Genus: Cyrtococcum
Species: Cyrtococcum trigonum

Name

Cyrtococcum trigonum (Retz.) A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 27: 118 (1921)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum trigonum Retz. in Observ. Bot. 3: 9 (1783)
• Heterotypic
  • Aira repens B.Heyne ex Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 8743A (1848), nom. nud.
  • Cyrtococcum trigonum var. celebicum Jansen in Reinwardtia 2: 258 (1953)
  • Loxostachys lachnantha Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 55 (1930)
  • Panicum difforme Roth in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 433 (1817)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regionalː Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Regionalː Southeastern Asia Cook Is., Fiji, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Samoa, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is. Continental: Africa Regionalː Eastern Africa Kenya Regionalː Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Seychelles, Tanzania Continental: Australasia Regionalː Papuasia New Guinea Introduced into: Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Camus, A.A., 1921. Bulletin du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 27:118.

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyrtococcum trigonum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cyrtococcum trigonum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyrtococcum trigonum. Published online. Accessed: October 16 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyrtococcum trigonum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

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