Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Taiwan, Tibet, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia
Introduced into:
Arkansas, Austria, Bulgaria, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Illinois, India, Italy, Maryland, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Pennsylvania, Romania, Transcaucasus, West Himalaya
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Alopecurus indicus L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 13. 2: 92, 758 (1774), nom. superfl.
- Panicum alopecuroides L. in Sp. Pl.: 55 (1753)
- Penicillaria alopecuroides (L.) Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 440 (1826)
- Penicillaria ciliata Willd. in Enum. Pl.: 1037 (1809), nom. superfl.
- Penicillaria cylindrica Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 498 (1817), nom. superfl.
- Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 303 (1824)
- Pennisetum cylindricum Trin. in Gram. Panic.: 70 (1826), nom. superfl.
- Pennisetum indicum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 787 (1891), nom. superfl.
- Pennisetum linnaei Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 49 (1829), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Alopecurus hordeiformis L. in Sp. Pl.: 60 (1753)
- Catatherophora hordeiformis (L.) Steud. in Flora 12: 465 (1829)
- Cenchrus asperifolius Desf. in Fl. Atlant. 2: 388 (1799), nom. superfl.
- Cenchrus compressus (R.Br.) Morrone in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 127 (2010)
- Cenchrus hordeiformis (L.) Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 24 (1794)
- Cenchrus purpurascens Thunb. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 2: 329 (1794)
- Cenchrus setaceus subsp. morronei Ibn Tattou in Fl. Prat. Maroc 3: 667 (2014)
- Chamaeraphis compressa Poir. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 183 (1821), pro syn.
- Gymnotrix cenchroides Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 499 (1817), nom. superfl.
- Gymnotrix compressa (R.Br.) Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 103 (1832)
- Gymnotrix hordeiformis (L.) Nees in Linnaea 7: 276 (1832)
- Gymnotrix japonica (Trin.) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 158 (1833), nom. superfl.
- Gymnotrix japonica var. viridescens Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 164 (1867)
- Gymnotrix nigricans J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 315 (1830)
- Gymnotrix purpurascens Sw. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 713 (1840), pro syn.
- Gymnotrix thouarsii Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 386 (1821), pro syn.
- Panicum aristidoides Willd. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 302 (1824), pro syn.
- Panicum cynosuroides L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 870 (1759)
- Panicum hordeiforme (L.) Thunb. in Fl. Jap.: 46 (1794)
- Penicillaria chinensis (Steud.) Nees ex A.Braun in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1855(App.): 26 (1855)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides var. albiflorum Y.N.Lee in Bull. Korea Pl. Res. 2: 23 (2002)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides f. anacanthum Hayashi in J. Geobot. 22: 4 (1974)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides var. erythrochaetum Ohwi in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 4: 59 (1935)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides f. erythrochaetum (Ohwi) Ohwi in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 10: 247 (1941)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides f. purpurascens (Thunb.) Ohwi in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 10: 247 (1941)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides subsp. sordidum (Koidz.) T.Koyama in Grass. Japan: 521 (1987)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens (Miq.) Ohwi in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 4: 59 (1935)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides f. viridescens (Miq.) Ohwi in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 10: 247 (1941)
- Pennisetum aristidoides Willd. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 302 (1824), pro syn.
- Pennisetum asperifolium Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 49 (1829), nom. superfl.
- Pennisetum chinense Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 108 (1854)
- Pennisetum compressum R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 195 (1810)
- Pennisetum compressum var. viridescens (Miq.) Rendle in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 339 (1904)
- Pennisetum dispiculatum L.C.Chia in Fl. Hainan. 4: 540 (1977)
- Pennisetum hordeiforme (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 302 (1824)
- Pennisetum indicum var. purpurascens (Thunb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 787 (1891)
- Pennisetum japonicum Trin. in K.P.J.Sprengel, Neue Entd. 2: 76 (1821)
- Pennisetum javanicum Ohwi in Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 18: 13 (1947)
- Pennisetum nigricans (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 713 (1840)
- Pennisetum purpurascens (Thunb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 787 (1891), nom. illeg.
- Pennisetum purpurascens var. viridescens (Miq.) Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 294 (1912)
- Pennisetum setaceum subsp. asperifolium (Maire) Maire in Fl. Afrique N. 1: 333 (1952)
- Pennisetum setaceum var. asperifolium Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 45 (1940)
- Pennisetum sordidum Koidz. in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 112 (1919)
- Setaria atroseta Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 102 (1854), pro syn.
- Setaria compressa (R.Br.) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 46 (1829)
- Trichoon paniceus Willd. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 702 (1841), pro syn.
Publications
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pennisetum alopecuroides.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
- Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
- Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
- Engelmaier, P. & Wilhalm, T. (2018). Alien grasses (Poaceae) in the flora of the Eastern Alps. Neilreichia 9: 177-245.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
- Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
- Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
- Lekhak, M.M. & Yadav, S.R. (2012). Herbacious vegetation of threatened high altitude lateritic plateau ecosystems of Western Ghats, southwestern Maharashtra, India. Rheedea 22: 39-61.
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
- Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2015). Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 5. Willdenowia 45: 449-464.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Aug 17, 1934 | Tsang, W.T. [s.n.], Guangdong | Pennisetum alopecuroides | K001056152 | Yes | |
Brown, R. [6139], Australia | Pennisetum alopecuroides | K000215210 | holotype | Yes | |
Home, J.E. [s.n.], China | Pennisetum alopecuroides | K001056155 | Yes | ||
Sampson, G.T. [251], China | Pennisetum alopecuroides | K001056153 | Yes | ||
Bushell, S.W. [s.n.], China | Pennisetum alopecuroides | K001056154 | Yes | ||
Vachell, G.H. [48], China | Pennisetum alopecuroides | K001056156 | Yes |
Sources
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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.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images