Desmostachya

Desmostachya bipinnata

Taxonavigation

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: Tripogoninae
Genus: Desmostachya
Species: D. bipinnata

Name

Desmostachya (Stapf) Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 632 (1900)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Stapfiola Kuntze in T.E.von Post & C.E.O.Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 532 (1903), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco , Tunisia Regional: Central Africa Central African Repu, Chad, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional: Indian Subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, West Himalaya Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Yemen Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf, O. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.) (1900) Flora Capensis 7: 316.

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.
• Soreng, R.J., Davidse, G., Peterson, P.M., Zuloaga, F.O., Judziewicz, E.J., Filgueiras, T.S., Morrone, O. & Komaschenko, K. [2000 onwards.] World-wide Phylogenetic Classification of Poaceae (Gramineae). Catalogue of New World Grasses, Tropicos Project 10. Website. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Desmostachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Desmostachya. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Desmostachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Desmostachya. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

العربية: کرتکی
עברית: חילף
മലയാളം: ദെമൊസ്തച്യ
中文: 羽穗草属

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