Erianthus angustifolius

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

Erianthus angustifolius Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 316 (1829)

Homotypic
- Erianthus saccharoides var. angustifolius (Nees) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 354 (1898)
- Erianthus saccharoides subsp. angustifolius (Nees) Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 258 (1883)
- Erianthus saccharoides var. neesii Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 258 (1883)
- Saccharum alopecuroides subvar. angustifolium (Nees) Roberty in Boissiera 9: 357 (1960)
- Saccharum angustifolium (Nees) Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 4(2, Bot.): 92 (1836)
Heterotypic
- Erianthus angustifolius var. coloratus Andersson in Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 163 (1855)
- Erianthus biaristatus (Hack.) Swallen in Phytologia 14: 92 (1966)
- Erianthus fischerianus Rupr. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 258 (1883), pro syn.
- Erianthus saccharoides subsp. biaristatus (Hack.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 132 (1889)
- Erianthus saccharoides var. biaristatus Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 258 (1883)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Venezuela
- Introduced into:
  - Mexico Northeast

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Erianthus angustifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Erianthus angustifolius. Published online. Accessed: October 13 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Erianthus angustifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 October 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Erianthus angustifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.