Oropetium

Oropetium thomaeum

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: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Tripogoninae
Genus: Oropetium
Species: O. almeidanum – O. aristatum – O. capense – O. minimum – O. roxburghianus – O. thomaeum – O. villosulum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Oropetium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 22. Reference page.

Name

• Oropetium Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 98 (1820)
• Type species: Oropetium thomaeum (L.f.) Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 98 (1820)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lepturella Stapf, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58(8): 222 (1911 publ. 1912).
  • Chaetostichium C.E.Hubb., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3341 (1937).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Angola, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania Regional: tropical Africa Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Chad, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Trinius, C.B. von (1820) Fundamenta Agrostographiae 98, pl. 3.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Oropetium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Oropetium. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Oropetium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Oropetium. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• മലയാളം: ഒറോപീറ്റിയം

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