Tripidium bengalense

Tripidium bengalense

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: incertae sedis
Genus: Tripidium
Species: Tripidium bengalense

Name

Tripidium bengalense (Retz.) H.Scholz, Willdenowia 36: 664. (2006)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Saccharum bengalense Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 16. (1789)
• Homotypic
  • Erianthus bengalensis (Retz.) Bharadw., Basu Chaudh. & Sinha, Agra Univ. J. Res., Sci. 5: 311. (1957)
  • Ripidium bengalense (Retz.) Grassl, Proc. Congr. Int. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. 14: 244. (1972)
• Heterotypic
  • Saccharum munja Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 246. (1820)
  • Saccharum sara Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 244. (1820)
  • Imperata sara (Roxb.) Schult., Mant. 2: 166. (1824)
  • Saccharum ciliare Andersson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12: 155. (1855)
  • Erianthus ciliaris (Andersson) Jeswiet, Arch. Suikerindustr. Ned. Ned.-Indë 12: 399. (1925)
  • Erianthus munja (Roxb.) Jeswiet, Arch. Suikerindustr. Ned. Ned.-Indë 12: 399. (1925)
  • Erianthus ciliaris var. elegans Jeswiet in C.A.Backer, Handb. Fl. Java 2: 42. (1928)
  • Erianthus elegans (Jeswiet) Rümke, Arch. Suikerindustr. Ned. Ned.-Indë 42: 214. (1934)
  • Erianthus sara (Roxb.) Rümke, Arch. Suikerindustr. Ned. Ned.-Indë 42: 223. (1934)
  • Saccharum elegans (Jeswiet) Veldkamp, Blumea 37: 233. (1992)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scholz, H.W. 2006. Willdenowia 36(2): 664.

Additional references

• WCVP . Tripidium bengalense in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 03 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Tripidium bengalense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Tripidium bengalense. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• Welker, C.A., McKain, M.R., Vorontsova, M.S., Peichoto, M.C. & Kellogg, E.A. 2019. Plastome phylogenomics of sugarcane and relatives confirms the segregation of the genus Tripidium (Poaceae: Andropogoneae). Taxon 68(2): 246-267. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12030 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Tripidium bengalense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Baruwa Sugarcane, Baruwa Grass, Munj Sweetcane

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