Erianthus (Poaceae)

Erianthus (Poaceae)

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: Saccharinae
Genus: Erianthus
Species: E. alopecuroides – E. asper – E. brevibarbis – E. coarctatus – E. contortus – E. giganteus – E. strictus – E. trinii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Erianthus (Poaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 03. Reference page.

Name

Erianthus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 54 (1803).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guyana, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 1. Parisiis et Argentorati: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 1: 54.

Additional references

• Evans, D.L. & Joshi, S.V. 2020. On the Validity of the Saccharum Complex and the Saccharinae Subtribe: A Re-assesment. BioRxiv 2020.07.29.226753: 1–14. DOI: 10.1101/2020.07.29.226753 Pre-print not peer reviewed. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Erianthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Erianthus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Erianthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Erianthus. Published online. Accessed: October 03 2022.

Vernacular names

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