Pseudechinolaena polystachya

Pseudechinolaena polystachya

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: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Boivinellinae
Genus: Pseudechinolaena
Species: Pseudechinolaena polystachya

Name

Pseudechinolaena polystachya (Kunth) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 495 (1919)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Echinochloa polystachya (Kunth) Roberty in Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 398 (1954), nom. illeg.
  • Echinolaena polystachya Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 119 (1816)
  • Panicum polystachyum (Kunth) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 103 (1895), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Echinochloa echinata P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 53, 161, 169 (1812), nom. nud.
  • Echinolaena trinii Zoll. & Moritzi in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 102 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Lappago aliena Spreng. in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 15 (1822)
  • Lappago oplismenoides Speg. in Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 16: 132 (1883)
  • Loxostachys uncinata (Raddi) Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 204 (1930)
  • Nazia aliena (Spreng.) Scribn. in Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 17: 28 (1899)
  • Nazia racemosa var. aliena (Spreng.) Scribn. & J.G.Sm. in Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 12 (1897)
  • Oplismenus oplismenoides (Speg.) Speg. in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 2: 7 (1903)
  • Panicum disjunctum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 417 (1854)
  • Panicum echinatum Willd. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 193 (1877), pro syn.
  • Panicum glandulosum Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 128 (1829)
  • Panicum heteranthum Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 212 (1827)
  • Panicum heterochlamys Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 23 (1930)
  • Panicum nemorosum Willd. ex Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 193 (1877), pro syn.
  • Panicum trinii (Zoll. & Moritzi) Moritzi in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 102 (1854), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum uncinatum Raddi in Agrostogr. Bras.: 41 (1823)
  • Tragus alienus (Spreng.) Schult. in Mant. 2: 205 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Tropics & Subtropics Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), 1919. Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 495

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. 2025. Pseudechinolaena polystachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pseudechinolaena polystachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pseudechinolaena polystachya. Published online. Accessed: October 17 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pseudechinolaena polystachya in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: Pasto varilla, Pasto yerbal, Pasto camandula