Dactyloctenium scindicum

Dactyloctenium scindicum
Dactyloctenium scindicum

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: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Dactylocteniinae
Genus: Dactyloctenium
Species: Dactyloctenium scindicum

Name

Dactyloctenium scindicum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 131 (1859)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Eleusine aristata Ehrenb. ex Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 7: 296 (1896), nom. superfl.
    • Eleusine scindica (Boiss.) Duthie in Fodder Grasses N. India: 58 (1888)
  • Heterotypic
    • Dactyloctenium glaucophyllum Courbon in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 18: 133 (1862)
    • Dactyloctenium glaucophyllum var. elongatius Courbon in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 18: 134 (1862)
    • Dactyloctenium glaucophyllum var. robustius Courbon in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 18: 134 (1862)
    • Eleusine glaucophylla (Courbon) Munro ex Benth. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 107 (1881)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-temperate
    • Regional: Central Asia
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Gulf States, West Himalaya
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Egypt
    • Introduced into:
      • Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
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