Sclerodactylon macrostachyum

Sclerodactylon macrostachyum

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: incertae sedis
Genus: Sclerodactylon
Species: Sclerodactylon macrostachyum

Name

Sclerodactylon macrostachyum (Benth.) A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 38 (1932)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Eleusine macrostachya Benth. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 107 (1881)
  • Heterotypic
    • Eleusine juncea Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 370 (1837), nom. nud.
    • Sclerodactylon juncifolium Stapf in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 318 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Mascareñas
      • Aldabra, Comoros, Mozambique Channel Is., Seychelles
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Andaman Is., Madagascar, Nicobar Is.
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Mozambique, Tanzania

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. 

Vernacular names

  • മലയാളം: സ്ക്ലെറോഡാക്റ്റിലോൺ
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