Oropetium thomaeum

Oropetium thomaeum

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: Tripogoninae
Genus: Oropetium
Species: Oropetium thomaeum

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nardus thomaea L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 105 (1782).
• Homotypic
  • Rottboellia thomaea (L.f.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1: 464 (1797).
  • Microchloa thomaea (L.f.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 208 (1810).
• Heterotypic
  • Rottboellia pilosa Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1: 465 (1797).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya 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

• 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. 2013. Oropetium thomaeum 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 thomaeum. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 3.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Oropetium thomaeum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Oropetium thomaeum. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

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