Themeda quadrivalvis

Themeda quadrivalvis

Themeda quadrivalvis

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 quadrivalvis

Name

Themeda quadrivalvis (L.) Kuntze, 1891

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon quadrivalvis L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg. ed. 13, 2: 758 (1774).
• Homotypic
  • Anthistiria ciliata L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 113 (1782), nom. superfl.
  • Themeda ciliata Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 661 (1889), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon nutans L., Mant. Pl. 2: 303 (1771), nom. illeg.
  • Anthistiria scandens Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 253 (1820).
  • Anthistiria semiberbis Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 125 (1841), pro syn.
  • Themeda ciliata subsp. chinensis A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 26: 424 (1920).
  • Themeda echinata A.Camus ex Keng, Sinensia 10: 329 (1939).
  • Themeda dacruzii Birari, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70: 346 (1974).
  • Themeda chinensis (A.Camus) S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(2): 59 (1989).
  • Themeda yuanmounensis S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(2): 60 (1989).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Andaman Is., Myanmar, Thailand Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico Central, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Oman, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Socotra, Solomon Is., Turkey, Vietnam, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. : 2:794.

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

Vernacular names

العربية: ثمد رباعي الصمامات
English: Grader grass, Habana grass, Kangaroo grass ا
中文: 中华菅

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