Thuarea involuta

Thuarea involuta

Thuarea involuta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Thuarea
Species: Thuarea involuta

Name

Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Sm., 1817

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ischaemum involutum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 73 (1786)
• Heterotypic
  • Ornithocephalochloa arenicola Kurz, J. Bot. 13: 332 (1875)
  • Panicum sarmentosum (Pers.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 299 (1825), nom. illeg.
  • Thuarea involucrata Eschsch., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 10: 291 (1826), orth. var.
  • Thuarea latifolia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 197 (1810)
  • Thuarea media R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 197 (1810)
  • Thuarea sarmentosa Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 110 (1805)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China Southeast, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Continental: Pacific Regional: Northern Central Pacific Hawaii Regional: Southwestern Pacific Caroline Is., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Nicobar Is., Pitcairn Is., Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland Regional: Papuasia New Caledonia, New Guinea Is. Extinct in: Sri Lanka Introduced into: Tokelau-Manihiki References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. in A.Rees, 1817. Cycl. 35(II.70): s.p.

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. Thuarea involuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Thuarea involuta. 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 October 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Thuarea involuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Thuarea involuta. Published online. Accessed: October 27 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thuarea involuta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

• English: Kuroiwa grass
• 日本語: クロイワザサ
• lea faka-Tonga: kefukefu

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