Thysanolaena

Thysanolaena latifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Thysanolaeneae
Genus: Thysanolaena
Species: T. latifolia

Name

• Thysanolaena Nees, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 18: 180 (1835)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Myriachaeta Moritzi in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 101 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Andaman Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Thailand Introduced into: Brazil West-Central, California, Comoros, Cuba, Gambia, Hawaii, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1835) Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 18: 180.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Thysanolaena in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Thysanolaena. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Thysanolaena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Thysanolaena. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

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