Arthraxon castratus (Griff.) V.Naray. ex Bor

First published in Fl. Assam 5: 376 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. India to Indo-China, Hainan, Sri Lanka, Jawa. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1980 Griffith, W. [292] India K000245896 Holotype Yes
Oct 1, 1980 Silva, F.de [8837] India K000245897 Isotype Yes
Oct 1, 1980 Silva, F.de [8837] India K000245898 Isotype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9780] Thailand K000620293 No
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1649] Sri Lanka K002288638 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13289] Sri Lanka K002288636 Yes
Clagton; Jagasekera [6148] Sri Lanka K002288641 Yes
[illegible] [CP 866] Sri Lanka K002288644 Yes
Clayton, D. [5350] Sri Lanka K002288643 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9780] Thailand K000620294 No
Gould, F.W. [13269] Sri Lanka K002288639 Yes
Bor, N.H. [17832] India K002288634 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1800] Thailand K000688842 No
Clagton; Jagasekera [6148] Sri Lanka K002288640 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13053] Sri Lanka K002288635 Yes
Meebold, A. [10545] India K002288633 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13308] Sri Lanka K002288637 Yes
Clayton, W.D.; Weerasooriya, A. [6213] Sri Lanka K002288642 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 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