Eragrostis airoides

Eragrostis airoides

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: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species: Eragrostis airoides

Name

Eragrostis airoides Nees in Mart., Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2(1): 509(–510). 1829.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Aira brasiliensis Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 36. 1823.
  • Poa airoides (Nees) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 360 (1833), nom. illeg.
  • Sporobolus brasiliensis (Raddi) Hack. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 278 (1904)
• Heterotypic
  • Poa brasiliensis Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 51. 1823.
  • Eragrostis brasiliensis (Raddi) Nees in Mart., Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2(1): 497(–499). 1829.
  • Airopsis millegrana Griseb. in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 252 (1874)
  • Atropis millegrana Griseb. in Pl. Lorentz.: 204 (1874)
  • Eragrostis airoides var. pluriflora Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 137 (1878)
  • Eragrostis triflora Ekman in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 11(4): 42 (1912)
  • Megastachya brasiliensis (Raddi) Schult. & Schult.f. in Mant. 3: 620 (1827)
  • Sporobolus funckii (Steud.) R.Knuth in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 43: 123 (1926)
  • Sporobolus ramosissimus Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 269 (1830)
  • Vilfa funckii Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 159 (1854)
  • Vilfa ramosissima (Kunth) Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2, Bot.): 58 (1839)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Introduced into: Cuba, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in C.F.P.von Martius, 1829. Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2: 509 (1829)

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

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Eragrostis airoides. Published online. Accessed: 03 April 2017. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Eragrostis airoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 03. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis airoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-04-03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 25517335. 03. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: April 2017 25517335. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: zacate salado, zacate salado fino

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