Dichanthium

Dichanthium aristatum

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: Dichanthium
Species: D. annulatum – D. aristatum – D. armatum – D. caricosum – D. concanense – D. erectum – D. fecundum – D. foulkesii – D. foveolatum – D. jainii – D. mccannii – D. mucronulatum – D. oliganthum – D. panchganiense – D. paranjpyeanum – D. queenslandicum – D. sericeum – D. setosum – D. tenue – D. tuberculatum

Name

Dichanthium Willemet, Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 11 (1796)

• Type species: Dichanthium annulatum var. annulatum Lectotype as Dichanthium nodosum Willemet, Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 11 (1796), nom. superfl..

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lepeocercis Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 203 (1820)
  • Diplasanthum Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 170 (1831)
  • Gymnandropogon (Nees) Duthie in E.T.Atkinson, Gaz. N. W. Ind.: 638 (1878)
  • Eremopogon Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 182 (1917)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Old World Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niger, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Belize, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Kriti, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niue, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Seychelles, St.Helena, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willemet, P.R. 1796. Annalen der Botanick. (P. Usteri, ed.) Zürich 18: 11.

Additional references

• Singh, R.K. & Arigela, R.K. 2023. Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 7(4)-8: 9. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dichanthium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Dichanthium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Dichanthium. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 1 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Bluestem
فارسی: چمن گره ریش
suomi: Sahraheinät
עברית: זקנונית
中文: 双花草属

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