Poaceae
Aristida

Aristida cyanantha Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 141 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Nepal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [24064D] India K003943516 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9055] India K003943492 Yes
[Hassan ud Div] [18] Pakistan K003943526 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003943513 Yes
s.coll. Afghanistan K003942877 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [12515] India K003943353 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24004] India K003943514 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10735] India K003943502 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. Afghanistan K003942876 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [11] India K003943511 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Inayat [20298] Pakistan K003943520 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003943493 Yes
Falconer, H. [s.n.] India K003943496 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [14455] India K003943528 Yes
Griffith Afghanistan K003942879 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21340] India K003943497 Yes
Koie, M. Afghanistan K003942883 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [B-7] K003943355 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [s.n.] K003943357 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [3724] Pakistan K003943527 Yes
Polunin, O.; Sykes, W.R.; Williams, L.H.J. [5867] Nepal K003943361 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1418] India K003943508 Yes
[Mohd Jafir] [78] Pakistan K003943530 Yes
[Stere Berwick] [206] India K003943501 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24064E] India K003943503 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1406] India K003943507 Yes
Falconer, H. [s.n.] India K003943499 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24064B] India K003943495 Yes
Duthie, O. [2137] India K003943489 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [7690] India K003943491 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [319] India K003943494 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [18167] India K003943505 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31426C] K003943360 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [26660] Pakistan K003943351 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003943515 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31426B] K003943359 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [B7] Pakistan K003943518 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K003943509 Yes
Harris, G.W. [16781] Pakistan K003943519 Yes
Griffith Afghanistan K003942880 Yes
Stewart [52] India K003943500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pakistan K003943521 Yes
Royle [s.n.] India K000032487 Type Yes
Gammie, G.A. [18185] India K003943512 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23269] India K003943510 Yes
s.coll. [886/K] K003943352 Yes
Inayat; Duthie, J.F. [[B7]] Pakistan K003943524 Yes
Koelz, W.N. Afghanistan K003942878 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [1468] India K003943498 Yes
Trotter, E.W. [101G] Pakistan K003943517 Yes
Inayat [20297] Pakistan K003943523 Yes
Koie, M. Afghanistan K003942882 Yes
Inayat; Duthie, J.F. [[B7]] Pakistan K003943525 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31426A] K003943358 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21309] India K003943506 Yes
Griffith Afghanistan K003942884 Yes
Md. Sadi[q] [s.n.] K003943354 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. Afghanistan K003942881 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23272] Pakistan K003943522 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23379] India K003943490 Yes
Madden [s.n.] India K003943504 Yes
Harsukh Afghanistan K003942875 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

    • '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.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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