Poaceae
Chloris

Chloris cruciata (L.) Sw.

First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 25 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Greater Antilles. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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?
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003414800 No
s.coll. [841] Jamaica K003414799 No
Ekman, E.L. [3016] Cuba K003414786 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Jamaica K003414790 No
Perkins, J.R. [1481] Jamaica K003414793 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003414802 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003414795 No
Orcutt, C.R. [2592] Jamaica K003414798 No
Wright, C. [1548] Cuba K000308955 Type Yes
Harris, W. [12647] Jamaica K003414792 No
[D. Berters] [s.n.] Jamaica K003414801 No
Harris, W. [11393] Jamaica K003414797 No
Harris, W. [12647] Jamaica K003414796 No
Wright, C. [1548] Cuba K000308954 Type Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [584] Cuba K003414789 No
Harris, W. [11341] Jamaica K003414794 No
Wright, C. [1549] Cuba K003414785 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003414791 No
Orcutt, C.R. [3739] Jamaica K003414803 No
Banks, J.; Smith (Dr) [s.n.] K003414788 No
s.coll. [14] K003414787 No

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