Dichanthium caricosum

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

Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 27: 549 (1921)

Homotypic
- Andropogon caricosus L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1480 (1763), nom. cons.
- Andropogon caricosus subsp. genuinus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 569 (1889), not validly publ.
- Sorghum caricosum (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891)
Heterotypic
- Andropogon annulatus var. subrepens Hack. in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 327 (1897)
- Andropogon binatus Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 1: 259 (1820), nom. illeg.
- Andropogon curvatus Russell ex Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 8809A (1848), nom. nud.
- Andropogon depressus Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 373 (1854)
- Andropogon filiformis Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 103 (1805)
- Andropogon serratus Retz. in Observ. Bot. 5: 21 (1789), nom. illeg.
- Andropogon tenellus Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 1: 259 (1820)
- Apocopis pallidus Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 7: 143 (1896)
- Dichanthium caricosum var. bilobum Y.Mahesh, Rasingam & J.Swamy in Indian J. Forest. 43(2): 134 (2021)
- Dichanthium caricosum var. theinlwinii (Bor) De Wet & J.R.Harlan in Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 12: 217 (1968)
- Dichanthium pallidum (Hook.f.) Stapf ex C.E.C.Fisch. in J.S.Gamble, Fl. Madras: 1741 (1934)
- Dichanthium theinlwinii Bor in Kew Bull. 4: 223 (1949)
- Heteropogon concinnus Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 368 (1864)
- Heteropogon tenellus (Roxb.) Schult. in Mant. 2: 460 (1824)
- Lepeocercis serrata Trin. in Fund. Agrost.: 203 (1820)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand
- Introduced into:
  - Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Fiji, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Dichanthium caricosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 09. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Dichanthium caricosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 October 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Dichanthium caricosum. Published online. Accessed: October 09 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dichanthium caricosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.