Leptochloa chloridiformis

Leptochloa chloridiformis

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: Leptochloa
Species: Leptochloa chloridiformis

Name

Leptochloa chloridiformis (Hack.) Parodi, 1918

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Diplachne chloridiformis Hack., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 6: 498 (1906).
• Homotypic
  • Baldomiria chloridiformis (Hack.) Herter, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 145 (1940).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Parodi, L.R., 1918. Physis. Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales. Buenos Aires 4:184, fig. 5-6.

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. Leptochloa chloridiformis 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. Leptochloa chloridiformis. 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. Leptochloa chloridiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leptochloa chloridiformis. Published online. Accessed: August 30 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leptochloa chloridiformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

• English: Argentine sprangletop

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