Piptatherum holciforme

Piptatherum holciforme

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: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Piptatherum
Species: Piptatherum holciforme
Subspeciesː P. . subsp. abyssinicum – P. . subsp. holciforme – P. . subsp. longiglume

Name

Piptatherum holciforme (M.Bieb.), Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 328 (1817)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Agrostis holciformis M.Bieb. in Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 54 (1808)
  • Milium holciforme (M.Bieb.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 251 (1824)
  • Oryzopsis holciformis (M.Bieb.) Hack. in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 50: 8 (1885)
  • Urachne grandiflora Trin. in Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 174 (1824), nom. superfl.
  • Urachne holciformis (M.Bieb.) K.Koch in Linnaea 21: 439 (1848)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Central Asia Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Regionalː Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regionalː Southwestern Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye Regionalː Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Continental: Europe Regionalː Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Ukraine Continental: Africa Regionalː Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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=References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1817. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 1. XXVIII+642 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page.  2: 328

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 
• Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Piptatherum holciforme in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Piptatherum holciforme. Published online. Accessed: January 27 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: rice grass, hairy ricegrass, hairy millet grass

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