Eragrostis unioloides

Eragrostis unioloides

Eragrostis unioloides

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 unioloides

Name

Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 264 (1854)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa unioloides Retz. in Observ. Bot. 5: 19 (1789)
  • Uniola indica Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 349 (1824), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. contracta Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 9 (1854)
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. contracta Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 349 (1854)
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. effusa Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 8 (1854)
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. effusa Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 348 (1854)
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. prostrata Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 349 (1854)
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. prostrata Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 9 (1854)
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. scabriuscula Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 349 (1854)
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. scabriuscula Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 51 (1854)
  • Eragrostis euchroa Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 267 (1854)
  • Eragrostis formosana Hayata in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21: 53 (1907)
  • Eragrostis rubens (Lam.) Hochst. ex Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 4: 38 (1851)
  • Eragrostis rubens var. contracta (Buse) Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 391 (1857)
  • Eragrostis rubens var. effusa (Buse) Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 348 (1856)
  • Eragrostis rubens f. linearis Boerl. in Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 8: 74 (1890)
  • Eragrostis rubens var. scabriuscula (Buse) Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 391 (1857)
  • Eragrostis unioloides var. ongiemensis A.Camus in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 498 (1919)
  • Eragrostis unioloides var. tremula K.C.Jacob in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 47: 51 (1947)
  • Poa rubens Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 184 (1791)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Caroline Is., Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland Introduced into: Bahamas, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D., 1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Stuttgartiae 1:264.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Eragrostis unioloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis unioloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis unioloides. Published online. Accessed: September 30 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis unioloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Chinese lovegrass
• മലയാളം: അവിൽപ്പുല്ല്
• Tiếng Việt: Tinh thảo đỏ
• 中文: 牛虱草

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