Sporobolus maritimus

Sporobolus maritimus Planted as part of an ecological restoration

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus maritimus

Name

Sporobolus maritimus (Curtis) P.M.Peterson & Saarela, Taxon 63: 1236 (2014)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dactylis maritima Curtis, Pract. Observ. Brit. Grasses: 46 (1787) non Dactylis maritima Walter, Fl. Carol.: 77 (1788), nom. illeg. hom.
• Homotypic
  • Spartina maritima (Curtis) Fernald, Rhodora 18: 180 (1916)
• Heterotypic
  • Dactylis stricta Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 104 (1789)
  • Spartina schreberi J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 123 (1791)
  • Spartina stricta (Aiton) Roth, Neue Beytr. Bot. 1: 101 (1802)
  • Limnetis pungens Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Trachynotia stricta (Aiton) DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 3: 74 (1805)
  • Spartina pungens P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 25 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Paspalum strictum (Aiton) Brot., Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 1: 13 (1816 publ. 1817), nom. illeg.
  • Spartina stricta var. triplex Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 144 (1821 publ. 1822)
  • Rottboellia stricta (Aiton) Steud., Nomencl. Bot.: 705 (1821)
  • Cynodon pungens Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 303 (1825), nom. superfl.
  • Poa ternitana Spreng. ex Link, Handbuch 1: 62 (1829), pro syn.
  • Spartina capensis Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 260 (1841)
  • Spartina maritima subsp. stricta (Aiton) St.-Yves, Candollea 5: 45 (1931)
  • Spartina intermedia Bosc ex St.-Yves, Candollea 5: 50 (1932), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Central Europe Belgium, Great Britain, Netherlands Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy,, Yugoslavia Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia Regional: Northern Africa Mauritania, Morocco, Introduced into: Mississippi References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Peterson, P.M., Romaschenko, K., Herrera Arrieta, Y. & Saarela, J.M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and new subgeneric classification of Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae). Taxon 63(6): 1212–1243. DOI: 10.12705/636.19 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

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. 2019. Sporobolus maritimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sporobolus maritimus. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 10 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Sporobolus maritimus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Small Cord-grass
Nederlands: klein slijkgras

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