Elytrophorus spicatus

Elytrophorus spicatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Arundinoideae
Tribus: Crinipedeae
Genus: Elytrophorus
Species: Elytrophorus spicatus

Name

Elytrophorus spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 547 (1923).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dactylis spicata Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 416 (1801).
• Homotypic
  • Sesleria spicata (Willd.) Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 21 (1815).
  • Echinalysium strictum Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 142 (1820), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Elytrophorus articulatus P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 67 (1812).
  • Echinalysium articulatum (P.Beauv.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 391 (1833).
  • Phleum glomeruliflorum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 150 (1854).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Elytrophorus spicatus Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. Old World Bangladesh; Benin; Botswana; Burkina; Cameroon; Chad; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Hainan; India; Ivory Coast; Lesser Sunda Is.; Mali; Mauritania; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; New South Wales; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Territory; Queensland; Senegal; South Australia; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Vietnam; West Himalaya; Western Australia; Zambia; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Camus, A.A. in H. Lecomte, 1923, Fl. Indo-Chine 7:547.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Elytrophorus spicatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Elytrophorus spicatus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 20 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Elytrophorus spicatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Elytrophorus spicatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Elytrophorus spicatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

bamanankan: Dalasaɲɔ
English: Spike Grass
中文: 总苞草

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