Polypogon elongatus

Polypogon elongatus

Polypogon elongatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Polypogon
Species: Polypogon elongatus

Name

Polypogon elongatus Kunth, 1816

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alopecurus elongatus (Kunth) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 495 (1817)
  • Chaetotropis elongata (Kunth) Björkman in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 17(1): 14 (1960)
  • Santia elongata (Kunth) Parl. ex Webb & Berth. in Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 393 (1848)
• Heterotypic
  • Chaetotropis elongata var. longearistata Nicora in Fl. Prov. Buenos Aires 4(2): 208 (1970)
  • Chaetotropis imberbis var. bonariensis Nicora in Fl. Prov. Buenos Aires 4(2): 211 (1970)
  • Nowodworskya agrostoides J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 351 (1830)
  • Polypogon affinis Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 19 (1829)
  • Polypogon elongatus var. longearistatus (Nicora) Finot in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 7: 179 (2013)
  • Polypogon elongatus f. minor Hack. in Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 21: 94 (1911)
  • Polypogon elongatus var. strictus É.Desv. in C.Gay, Fl. Chil. 6: 302 (1854)
  • Polypogon inaequalis Trin. in Gram. Panic.: 24 (1826)
  • Polypogon mexicanus Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 185 (1854)
  • Vilfa acutigluma Steud. in W.Lechler, Berberid. Amer. Austral.: 56 (1857), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile South, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. in F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., 1816. Nov. Gen. Sp. 1:110[folio]; 1:134[quarto].

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. 2023. Polypogon elongatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Polypogon elongatus. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Polypogon elongatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 January 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Polypogon elongatus. Published online. Accessed: January 09 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Polypogon elongatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: streambank rabbitsfoot grass

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