Poaceae
Chloris

Chloris rufescens Lag.

First published in Varied. Ci. 2(4): 143 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Introduced into:

Mauritius, Philippines

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 18, 2008 Santamaría, D.; Mata, J.; Hoepker, A.; Chacón, I.; Hernández, C. [3540] Costa Rica K001905609 No
Santamaría, D.; Solano, D.; Moraga, M.; Gamboa R., B.; Azofeifa Zúñiga, A. [5304] Costa Rica K001516836 Yes
Lobo, S.; Sánchez, J.E.; Estrada, A.; Chacon, R. [2078] Costa Rica K003414737 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1439] Mexico K000465784 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9321] Mexico K000465936 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1628] Mexico K000465935 Yes
Messrs. [Salvins]; Godman, M. [s.n.] Guatemala Chloris aristata K003414680 Yes
Muller, F. [2040] Chloris aristata K003414686 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [355] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414681 Yes
Nicolas, F. [s.n.] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414684 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [1253] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414683 Yes
Muller, F. [2040] Chloris aristata K003414687 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [445] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414688 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12702] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414676 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [3196] Chloris aristata K003414689 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414682 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11430] Costa Rica Chloris aristata K003414690 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [450] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414677 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [450] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414678 Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala Chloris aristata K003414679 Yes
Schaffner, J.G. [1072] Mexico Chloris aristata K003414685 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