Poaceae

Oplismenus P.Beauv.

First published in Fl. Oware 2: 14 (1810), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics to S. Central Europe and Caucasus.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, NW. Balkan Pen., Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., South Carolina, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Türkiye, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Brazil Northeast, Hawaii, Maryland, Nauru, St.Helena

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Menjívar Cruz, J.E., R.M. Baldini, G. Davidse & P.M. Peterson (2021). El Salvador grasses: An updated catalogue and nomenclator. Phytoneuron 2021-22: 1-131.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 9: 630 (1920).
  • Fl. Oware 2: 14 (1808)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Davey & Clayton in Kew Bull. 33: 147–157 (1978)
  • Fl. Owar. 2: 14 (1810).
  • U. Scholz, Monograph Oplis. (1981).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Davey & Clayton in K.B. 33: 147–157 (1978)
  • Fl. Owar. 2: 14 (1810), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2023 Alvarez, Y.H.; Micke, B.; Bottone, C.; Kenny, A.; Harris, D.J.; Serrano, J.; Fajardo, G.F. [9] Colombia K001905210 Yes
Thompson, J.B. [198] Guam K003924074 Yes
F. I. van Nek [1824] Madagascar K003924915 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8677] K001131188 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8678] K001131189 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P. [13738] Mexico K003365165 Yes
s.coll. [907] Madagascar K003924918 Yes
s.coll. [1653] India K000674318 Isotype Yes
[Ataer] [s.n.] K003924919 No
Falanruw, M. [5675] Micronesia, Federated States of K003924073 Yes
Vink, W. [16332] Papua New Guinea K000290290 Type Yes
Cabezas, F.J.; Velayos, M. [MV14102] Equatorial Guinea K001935327 No
Peterson, P.; Domínguez A., A. [25240] Mexico K001907158 Yes
Peterson, P.; Domínguez A., A.; Mendez, T.M. [25269] Mexico K001907156 Yes
Peterson, P.; Domínguez A., A.; Mendez, T.M. [25267] Mexico K001907164 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Dominguez A., A.; Mendez, T.M. [25304] Mexico K001926163 No
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [09922] Mexico K001614277 Yes
Rakotomalaza, P.J. [20] Madagascar K001634352 Yes
Gautier, L.; Tahinarivony, A.J.; Rapp, L. [LG 6606] Madagascar K001906663 No
Peterson, J.; Dominguez A., A. [25693] Mexico K001872430 Yes
Peterson, P.; Campos-Villanueva, A. [9808] Mexico K001925762 Yes
Peterson, P.; Campos-Villanueva, A. [9783] Mexico K001925763 Yes
Zeq [Arkascashvili] [s.n.] Georgia K003922991 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000674314 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [LR7992] Guam K003924071 Yes
Peterson, P. [13760] Mexico K003365166 Yes
Flynn, T.; Lorence, D.H.; Ragone, D.; Wiseman, J. [6086] Micronesia, Federated States of K003924075 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000674313 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kenneally, K.F.; Hyland, B.P.M. [10847] Australia K003923873 No
Adjanohoun [375A] Cote d'Ivoire K003924122 Yes
Peterson, P. [13747] Mexico K003365167 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8677] India K001131187 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [11079] Mexico K003365168 Yes
s.coll. [8678] India K000245208 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [5051] Madagascar K003924917 Yes
Peterson, P. [13712] Mexico K003365164 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [60112] Micronesia, Federated States of K003924072 Yes
Boivin [s.n.] K003924916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000674312 Unknown Type Material Yes
F. I. van Nek; Andrianarisata, M.; Lewis, B.A.; McDonagh, J.F.; Rahajasoa, G.M.; Randriambololona, M.B.A. [1987] Madagascar K003924914 Yes
[A. S. B.] [B518] Cote d'Ivoire K003924121 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [11005] Mexico K003365169 Yes
Veitch [s.n.] India K000245207 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © 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 2025. 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