Zuloagaea bulbosa

Zuloagaea bulbosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Zuloagaea
Species: Zuloagaea bulbosa

Name

Zuloagaea bulbosa (Kunth) Bess, Syst. Bot. 31: 666 (2006)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum bulbosum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 99 (1816)
  • Panicum maximum var. bulbosum (Kunth) Vasey in J.T.Rothrock, Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 295 (1878 publ. 1879)
• Heterotypic
  • Panicum altissimum Brouss. in Elench. Horti Bot. Monspel.: 42 (1805), nom. nud.
  • Panicum avenaceum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 99 (1816)
  • Panicum bulbosum var. avenaceum (Kunth) Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 132 (1896)
  • Panicum bulbosum var. minus Vasey in Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 38 (1889)
  • Panicum bulbosum subsp. sciaphilum (E.Fourn.) Hitchc. & Chase in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 83 (1910)
  • Panicum bulbosum subvar. violaceum E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 27 (1886)
  • Panicum confusum Trin. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 254 (1841), pro syn.
  • Panicum gongylodes J.Jacq. in Ecl. Gram. Rar.: 30 (1814)
  • Panicum maximum var. gongylodes (J.Jacq.) Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 203 (1877)
  • Panicum nodosum Willd. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 260 (1841), pro syn.
  • Panicum paucifolium Swallen in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 417 (1950)
  • Panicum polygamum var. gongylodes (J.Jacq.) E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 28 (1886)
  • Panicum sciaphilum E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 19 (1886)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Asia Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia Regional: Western South America Ecuador Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bess. 2006. Systematic Botany; Quarterly Journal of the American Society of Plant Taxonomistsʼ 31:666.

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. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Zuloagaea bulbosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Zuloagaea bulbosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 24. Published online. Accessed: October 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zuloagaea bulbosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: maíz de cuervo

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