Dichanthium

Dichanthium aristatum

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

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

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. 10: 638 (1878).
  • Eremopogon Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 182 (1917).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Middle Europe Czechia-Slovakia. Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira (introduced). Regional: West Tropical Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eswatini, Northern Provinces. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean Ascension, St.Helena (introduced). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago (introduced), Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto (introduced), Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, Nauru, Niue (introduced), New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga (introduced). Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Islands, Easter Islands, Marquesas (introduced). Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands (introduced). Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii (introduced). Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: South-Central U.S.A. ⧼Texas.⧽ ⧼'''Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.'''⧽ ⧼Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi.⧽ ⧼'''Regional: Mexico'''⧽ Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. 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. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Dichanthium. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 1 2024. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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

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