Poaceae
Cynodon

Cynodon radiatus Roth

First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 411 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Cocos (Keeling) Is., New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Veldkamp, J.F. & al. (2013). A revision of Mnesithea (Gramineae - Rottboelliinae) in Malesia and Thailand. Blumea 58: 277-292.
  • 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.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Veldkamp, J.F. & al. (2013). A revision of Mnesithea (Gramineae - Rottboelliinae) in Malesia and Thailand. Blumea 58: 277-292.
  • 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?
Kurz, S. India K003053031 Yes
Davidse, G. Sri Lanka K003053016 Yes
Clayton, D. Sri Lanka K003053029 Yes
Davidse, G. Sri Lanka K003053017 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3810] Thailand K000621602 Yes
Henry, A. [1038] Taiwan K003424013 No
Bourne K003053041 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3171] Philippines K003053095 Yes
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [EAWEW6444] Indonesia K003053109 Yes
Gould, F.W. Sri Lanka K003053018 Yes
Backer [11249] Indonesia K003053068 Yes
Blake, S.T. [16706] Australia K003053124 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [s.n.] Indonesia K003053066 Yes
Nusker, J.D. India K003053035 Yes
Lazarides, M. Sri Lanka K003053020 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3619] Philippines K003053094 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. India K003053038 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [3690] Thailand K000682675 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. Sri Lanka K003053021 Yes
Largaard, S. [21611] Thailand K000682670 Yes
s.coll. [2978] Australia K003053123 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Floto, F. [5969] Thailand K000682671 Yes
Clayton, D. Sri Lanka K003053028 Yes
Backer [6489] Indonesia K003053069 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [28] Australia K003053125 Yes
Lazarides, M. Sri Lanka K003053019 Yes
Boivin [s.n.] K003054785 Yes
s.coll. K003053042 Yes
Bor, N.L. India K003053030 Yes
U Thein Lwin India K003053037 Yes
McClure, F.A. [10462] China K003424014 No
Gould, F.W. Sri Lanka K003053022 Yes
s.coll. India K003053033 Yes
Monod de Froideville [1530] K003053067 Yes
Motley, J. [115] K003053072 Yes
Rama Rao, M. India K003053039 Yes
Clayton, D. Sri Lanka K003053027 Yes
Bourne K003053040 Yes
M. l' abbé Bon [s.n.] Vietnam K003053060 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [31530] Philippines K003053093 Yes
Clayton, D. Sri Lanka K003053025 Yes
Squires, R.W. [909] Vietnam K003053061 Yes
George, A.S. [16220] Cocos (Keeling) Islands K003053073 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. Sri Lanka K003053026 Yes
Loher, A. [1763] Philippines K003053092 Yes
M. I' abbé Bon [5788] Vietnam K003053059 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. Sri Lanka K003053024 Yes
Williams, D.G. [97] K003053071 Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H.; Wirawan, N. [336] Indonesia K003053070 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1852] Thailand K000682674 Yes
Wichian [310] Thailand K000682672 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Mathew, K.T. India K003053036 Yes
Kurz, S. India K003053034 Yes
Perrottet, G.S. India K003053032 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. Sri Lanka K003053023 Yes
Thein Lwin [B. E. S. I.] Burma K003053015 Yes
Specht, R.L. [47] Australia K003053126 Yes
s.coll. [32] Taiwan K003424012 No
Afzelius, K. [G25] Madagascar K003054784 Yes
Larsen, K. [10511] Thailand K000682673 Yes
Mooney, H.F. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053052 Yes
Wingate, G. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053048 Yes
Mooney, H.F. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053053 Yes
s.coll. Cynodon arcuatus K003053057 Yes
Bor, N.L. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053045 Yes
Mooney, H.F. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053050 Yes
Koelz, W.N. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053049 Yes
Saldanha, C.J. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053056 Yes
Koelz, W.N. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053051 Yes
Huk, A. Burma Cynodon arcuatus K003053047 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams Nepal Cynodon arcuatus K003053043 Yes
Koelz, W.N. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053046 Yes
Stewart, R.R. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053044 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053058 Yes
Clarke, C.B. India Cynodon arcuatus K003053055 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 2024. 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 2024. 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