Perotis hordeiformis

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

Perotis hordeiformis Nees in W.J.Hooker & G.A.W.Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy.: 248 (1838)

Heterotypic
- Perotis birmanica Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 301 (1919 publ. 1920)
- Perotis chinensis Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 301 (1919 publ. 1920)
- Perotis glabrata Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 186 (1854)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea

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. Perotis hordeiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Perotis hordeiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Perotis hordeiformis. Published online. Accessed: September 21 2025. Reference page.