Poaceae

Schizachyrium Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 331 (1829)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific, America.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chile Central, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Congo, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manitoba, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rwanda, Saskatchewan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Chagos Archipelago, Hawaii, Pakistan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Agrost. Bras. 331 (1829)
  • F.T.A. 9: 184 (1917)
  • Jacques-Félix in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 33: 423.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Agrost. Bras.: 331 (1829).
  • Roberty in Boissiera 9: 172–180 (1960).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agrost. Bras.: 331 (1829)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 2, 2023 Tah, K. ; Sene, O. ; Tambe, P. [673] Cameroon K001562738 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 s.coll. [298] K001059275 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Reitz; Klein [8909] Brazil K001059264 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Richards, P.W. [6433] Brazil K001059274 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Clayton, W.D. [4521] Brazil K001059272 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Ribas, O.S. [73373] Brazil K001059255 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Clayton, W.D. [4639] Brazil K001059273 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Glaziou, A. [6948] Brazil K001059279 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Riedel [2127] Brazil K001059262 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Burchell [5024] Brazil K001059270 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Castellanos, A. [24555] Brazil K001059280 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Clayton, W.D. [4638] Brazil K001059271 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Glaziou [18651] Brazil K001059283 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Fox [305] Brazil K001059277 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Glaziou, A. [22973] Brazil K001059155 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [1725] Brazil K001059254 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Hatschbach, G.; Schinini, A.; Barbosa, E. [70595] Brazil K001059256 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Reitz, R. [2875] Brazil K001059265 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Castellanos, A. [23862] Brazil K001059278 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Davidse, G.; Ramamoorthy, T.P.; Vital, D.M. [11162] Brazil K001059260 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Sant´Ana, S.C.; Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.; Mayer, A. [88] Brazil K001059257 Yes
Jul 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8858] Cameroon K000936071 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Williams, S. [92] Cameroon K000510858 No
Jan 1, 1994 Hinton, G.B. [5034] Mexico K000476357 Yes
Aug 1, 1962 Jacques-Félix [183] K000280478 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1962 Jacques-Félix [183] K000280477 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1962 Jacques-Félix [183] K000280479 Type Yes
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [460] Guinea K000010642 No
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [10071] Mexico K001871692 Yes
Cheek, M.; Ndive; Sama; Enow; Enow; Tampie, J.; Tampie, D.; Tako, T.; Obi, M. [14369] Cameroon K001562715 Yes
Peterson, J.; Romaschenko, K.; Zamudio Ruíz, S. [24727] Mexico K001872457 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Copoltetan, M.A. [25358] Mexico K001926183 No
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [05318] United States K001614317 Yes
Peterson, P.; Herrera Arrieta, Y.; Ramirez Noya, D. [25466] Mexico K001609576 Yes
Peterson, P.; Herrera Arrieta, Y.; Ramirez Noya, D. [25473] Mexico K001609614 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [12053] United States K001907120 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [8934] Brazil K001106294 Yes
Sugau, J.B.; Dauni, S. [145748] Malaysia K002286064 No
Peterson, P.; González-Elizondo, M.S.; Brothers, L. [16935] Mexico K002287715 Yes
Peterson, P.; Knowles, M.B.; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S. [13415] Mexico K002287724 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Copoltetan, M.A. [25365] Mexico K001926180 No
Peterson, P.; Romanschenko, K. [24492] Mexico K001907074 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8622] Australia K002286314 Yes
Schweinfurth [4271] K000280380 Type Yes
Smith, L.S. [04590] Australia K002286321 Yes
Peterson, P.; Lara Contreras, S. [19873] Mexico K002287722 Yes
Larsen, K. [8198] Thailand K000688827 No
Put [4298] Thailand K000620278 No
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7031] Australia K002286313 Yes
Peterson, P.; González-Elizondo, M.S.; Brothers, L. [16995] Mexico K002287716 Yes
Fay, J.M. [5888] Central African Republic K002286926 No
Peterson, P.; M. B. knowles; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S. [13520] Mexico K002287711 Yes
Schinini, A.; Carnevali, R. [23310] Argentina K002288286 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T. [1650] Brazil K001059282 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7816] Australia K002286311 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Poore; Robbins [7589] Thailand K000688825 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [19812] Thailand K000620281 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [19812] Thailand K000620282 No
Wright, C. [805] United States K000307887 Syntype Yes
Glaziou [16580] K001059281 Yes
Peterson, P.; Knowles, M.B. [13391] Mexico K002287728 Yes
McKee, H.S. [9184] Australia K002286305 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7139] Australia K002286312 Yes
Smitinand, T. [3988] Thailand K000688823 No
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [10693] Mexico K002287727 Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [208] K000280462 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J. [21068] Mexico K002287710 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romanschenko, K. [24491] Mexico K001907093 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romanschenko, K. [24519] Mexico K001907098 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Dominguez A., A.; Copoltetan, M.A. [25331] Mexico K001926232 No
Peterson, P.M.; Copoltetan, M.A. [25357] Mexico K001926184 No
Burchell [4446] Brazil K001059269 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [6033] Brazil K001106299 Yes
Burchell [5209] Brazil K001059267 Yes
Lazarides, M. [3875] Australia K002286308 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [6051] Thailand K000688826 No
Lazarides, M. [7413] Thailand K000688828 No
Galeotti, H. [9690] Mexico K002287730 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [9152] Australia K002286315 Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [448] K000280496 Type Yes
Peterson, P.; M. B. knowles; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S.; González-Elizondo, M.S. [13676] Mexico K002287718 Yes
s.coll. [9739] Brazil K000632938 Syntype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19244] Thailand K000620283 No
Peterson, P.; Knowles, M.B.; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S. [13571] Mexico K002287709 Yes
Wallich, N. [8826] BU K000974997 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sagot [1347] Guyana K000307917 Type Yes
Sagot [1347] Guyana K000307916 Unknown Type Material Yes
Petreson, P.; Knowles, M.B.; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S. [13463] Mexico K002287725 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20072] Brazil K001059266 Yes
Peterson, P.; M. B. knowles; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S. [13439] Mexico K002287726 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [11435] United States K002287544 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [8899] Brazil K001059259 Yes
Houngnon, P. [6066] Benin K002286777 No
Smitinand, T.; Abbe, E.C. [6183] Thailand K000688824 No
Sands [4655] K002286306 Yes
Put [4546] Thailand K000620279 No
Wright, C. [2105] United States K000307886 Syntype Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [10653] Mexico K002287729 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8063] Thailand K000620277 No
Blake, S.T. [5937] Australia K002286304 Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [255] K000280497 Type Yes
s.coll. [9737] Brazil K000632937 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; F. Sánchez alvarado [19972] Mexico K002287720 Yes
Durrington, L. [00678] Australia K002286323 No
Riedel [2136] Brazil K000632931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pooma, R.; Pattharahirantricin, N.; Sirimongkol, S.; Supachok, P. [7648] Thailand K002286042 No
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [6817] Senegal K002286776 No
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [10687] Mexico K002287723 Yes
Hockings, F.E. [s.n.] Australia K002286320 Yes
Peterson, P.; Brothers, L. [16810] Mexico K002287714 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C. [10523] United States K002287542 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000245886 Type Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Suriname K001059268 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [1805] Mexico K000632943 Type Yes
Peterson, P.; Brothers, L. [16816] Mexico K002287713 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7975] Australia K002286316 Yes
Lindhard, E. [s.n.] Thailand K000688821 No
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [8937] Brazil K001106295 Yes
Lazarides, M. [8541] Australia K002286307 Yes
Pereira, E. [5379] Brazil K001059263 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [9192] Brazil K001106297 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [3346] Brazil K001106293 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9489] Australia K002286318 Yes
Brass, L.J. [2394] Australia K002286309 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3835] K000280390 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; González-Elizondo, M.S.; Brothers, L. [16863] Mexico K002287719 Yes
Peterson, P.; Brothers, L. [16820] Mexico K002287712 Yes
Peterson, P.; M. B. knowles; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S.; González-Elizondo, M.S. [13625] Mexico K002287721 Yes
Longhi-Wagner; Witten [3992] Brazil K001059258 Yes
Lonhi-Wagner, H. [6057] Brazil K001106296 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [5090] Brazil K001106298 Yes
Laegaard, S. [21753] Thailand K000688820 No
MacKee, H.S. [9080] Australia K002286317 Yes
Peterson, P.; Brothers, L. [16962] Mexico K002287717 Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [1956] K000280461 Type Yes
Irwin, H.S; Soderstrom, T.R. [7411] Brazil K001059261 Yes
Fox [305] Brazil K001059276 Yes
Smitinand, T. [2042] Thailand K000688822 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5605] Tanzania K000468819 No
Hockings, F.E. [s.n.] K002286319 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [11455] United States K002287543 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [894] Thailand K000620280 No
Pooma, R.; Phattarahirankanok, K.; Sirimongkol, S.; Poopath, M. [6081] Thailand K002286043 No
Evans, M. [3734] Australia K002286310 Yes
Smith, L.S. [04363] Australia K002286322 No

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0