Poaceae
Andropogon

Andropogon polyptychos Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 380 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tagawa, M.; Iwatsuki, k.; Fukuoka, N. [T 1039] Thailand K000688804 No
Gardner, G. [1033] Sri Lanka K000974873 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [1026] Sri Lanka K000974874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [1027] Sri Lanka K000245825 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [1027] Sri Lanka K000974872 Type Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [32] Sri Lanka K000245824 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Bourne, A.G.; Bourne, E.G. [1622] India Andropogon polyptychos var. deccanensis K000246005 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Bourne, A.G.; Bourne, E.G. [1622] India Andropogon polyptychos var. deccanensis K000245823 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Bourne, A.G.; Bourne, E.G. [1622] India Andropogon polyptychos var. deccanensis K000246004 Isosyntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0