Perotis rara

Perotis rara

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: Perotidinae
Genus: Perotis
Species: Perotis rara

Name

Perotis rara R.Br., 1810

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Saccharum rarum (R.Br.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 70 (1811).
  • Diplachyrium rarum (R.Br.) Nees, Flora 11: 303 (1828).
• Heterotypic
  • Xystidium maritimum Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 102 (1820).
  • Perotis longiflora Nees ex Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.: 247 (1838).
  • Perotis rara var. euryphylla Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 285 (1915).
  • Perotis macrantha Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41: 638 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Southeastern Asia Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 172

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Perotis rara in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Perotis rara. 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 September 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Perotis rara. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 September 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Perotis rara. Published online. Accessed: September 08 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Perotis rara in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: comet grass
• 中文: 大穗茅根

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