Poaceae
Cynodon

Cynodon tenellus R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 187 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Jawa to N. Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Brachyachne tenella.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, R. [6239] Australia Brachyachne tenella K000885868 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6838] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436853 Yes
Thompson, E.J.; Simon, B.K. [BUC788] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436850 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8067] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436864 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17689] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436871 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1549] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436870 Yes
[137] Papua New Guinea Brachyachne tenella K003605387 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1820] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436872 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7915] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436859 Yes
McCarthy, J.H. [s.n.] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436854 Yes
[5035] Indonesia Brachyachne tenella K003605385 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9515] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436863 Yes
Davies, W. [BAS49] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436865 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9515] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436851 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7915] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436862 Yes
Garvey, J. [22PC] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436861 Yes
Bick, E.W. [s.n.] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436860 Yes
[1465] Indonesia Brachyachne tenella K003605386 Yes
Garvey, J. [22PC] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436855 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4281] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436868 Yes
Carey, L.D. [6] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436856 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7915] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436858 Yes
McKean, J. [B249] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436869 Yes
Kearney, J. [s.n.] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436857 Yes
Davies, W. [BAS49] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436866 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11619] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436867 Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Brachyachne tenella K000885869 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7067] Australia Brachyachne tenella K003436852 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