Themeda gigantea

Themeda gigantea

Themeda gigantea

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 gigantea

Name

Themeda gigantea (Cav.) Hack., 1889

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anthistiria gigantea Cav., Icon. 5: 36 (1799).
• Homotypic
  • Calamina gigantea (Cav.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 810 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Androscepia gigantea (Cav.) Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 78 (1831).
• Heterotypic
  • Perobachne secunda J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 348 (1830).
  • Anthistiria ramosa Thunb. ex Andersson, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 2: 247 (1856), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, Philippines, Solomon Is., Vanuatu Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New Caledonia, New Guinea 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. 6:670.

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 gigantea 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 gigantea. 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 gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Themeda gigantea. Published online. Accessed: September 26 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Themeda gigantea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 September 26.

Vernacular names

English: silky kangaroo grass

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