Distribution
Native to:
Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Agrostis cruciata L. in Pl. Jamaic. Pug. 2: 7 (1759)
- Cynodon cruciatus (Sw.) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 363 (1825)
- Rabdochloa cruciata (L.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 84 (1812)
- Vilfa cruciata (L.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Chloris brevigluma C.Wright in Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 8: 200 (1871)
- Chloris humboldtiana Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 205 (1854)
Publications
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.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, C. [1548], Cuba | K000308955 | Yes | |||
| Wright, C. [1548], Cuba | K000308954 | 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