Themeda arguens

Themeda arguens

Themeda arguens

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: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Themeda
Species: Themeda arguens

Name

Themeda arguens (L.) Hack., 1889

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Stipa arguens L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 117 (1762).
• Homotypic
  • Anthistiria arguens (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 901 (1806).
  • Anthistiria ciliata var. major Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 366 (1864).
• Heterotypic
  • Stipa arguens Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 20 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Anthistiria frondosa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 200 (1810).
  • Aristaria barbata Jungh., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 7: 297 (1840).
  • Anthistiria arguens Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 124 (1841), nom. illeg.
  • Anthistiria ciliata var. glabrescens Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr. 3: 23 (1854).
  • Anthistiria pilifera Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 400 (1854).
  • Anthistiria junghuhniana var. altior Andersson, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 2: 233 (1856).
  • Anthistiria junghuhniana var. minor Andersson, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 2: 233 (1856).
  • Anthistiria ciliata var. junghuhniana Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 504 (1857).
  • Themeda frondosa (R.Br.) Merr., Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 89 (1917).
  • Themeda arguens var. cochinchinensis A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 670 (1919).
  • Themeda arguens var. balinensis Jansen, Acta Bot. Neerl. 1: 479 (1952).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland Introduced into: Cuba, Fiji, Jamaica, Maryland, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hackel, E. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, 1889. Monogr. Phan. 6:657.

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. 2022. Themeda arguens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Themeda arguens. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Themeda arguens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Themeda arguens. Published online. Accessed: September 26 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Themeda arguens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 September 26.

Vernacular names

English: Christmas grass

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