Polytoca gigantea

Polytoca gigantea
Polytoca gigantea

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: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Chionachninae
Genus: Polytoca
Species: Polytoca gigantea

Name

Polytoca gigantea (J.Koenig) Mabb., Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 4: 1102 (2017)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Coix gigantea J.Koenig, Naturforscher (Halle) 23: 211 (1788)
  • Homotypic
    • Chionachne gigantea (J.Koenig) Veldkamp, Blumea 47: 559 (2002)
    • Coix lacryma-jobi var. gigantea (J.Koenig) Stapf, J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7: 100 (1896)
    • Sphaerium giganteum (J.Koenig) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 793 (1891)
  • Heterotypic
    • Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) R.Br. ex Aitch. in Cat. Pl. Punjab Sindh: 157 (1869)
    • Chionachne koenigii (Spreng.) Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 357 (1864)
    • Coix arundinacea J.Koenig ex Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 203 (1805), nom. illeg.
    • Coix barbata Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 569 (1832)
    • Coix crypsoides Müll.Hal. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 19: 334 (1861)
    • Coix koenigii Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 228 (1824)
    • Polytoca barbata (Roxb.) Stapf in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7: 102 (1896)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-tropical
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Cambodia, Vietnam
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand

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

References

Primary references

  • Mabberley, D.J. 2017. Mabberley's plant-book. A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. 4th ed. XIX+1102 pp. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-107-11502-6. DOI: 10.1017/9781316335581 Reference page. ː 4: 1102

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. 

Vernacular names

  • 中文: 野薏仁
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