Harpochloa falx

Harpochloa falx

Harpochloa falx

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Harpochloa
Species: Harpochloa falx

Name

Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze, 1898

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Melica falxL.f., Suppl. Pl.: 109 (1782).
• Homotypic
  • Cynosurus falcatus Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 23 (1794), nom. superfl.
  • Chloris falcata Sw., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 160 (1801), nom. superfl.
  • Dactyloctenium falcatum Willd., Enum. Pl.: 1029 (1809), nom. superfl.
  • Campulosus hirsutus Desv., Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 189 (1810), nom. superfl.
  • Campulosus falcatus P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 64 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Eleusine falcata Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 349 (1824), nom. superfl.
  • Harpochloa capensis Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 92 (1829), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, C.E.O., 1898. Revisio Generum Plantarum 3(3):354.

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Harpochloa falx in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Harpochloa falx. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Harpochloa falx. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Harpochloa falx. Published online. Accessed: August 30 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Harpochloa falx in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Ruspergras
English: Caterpillar grass

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