Distribution
Native to:
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extinct in:
Jawa
Introduced into:
Hawaii, Jawa
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Leptoloma divaricatissima (R.Br.) Chase in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19: 192 (1906)
- Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 192 (1810)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Digitaria divaricatissima var. macractinia (Benth.) Heather L.Stewart & N.G.Walsh in Muelleria 29: 198 (2011)
- Digitaria macractenia (Benth.) Hughes in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 314 (1923)
- Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 314 (1923)
- Digitaria macractinia var. dasyantha Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 199 (1950)
- Digitaria macractinia subsp. leichardtiana Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 830 (1950)
- Digitaria macractinia subsp. muelleriana Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 865 (1950), not validly publ.
- Digitaria macractinia var. nudiflora Henrard in Monogr. Digitaria: 831 (1950)
- Leptoloma macractinia (Benth.) Chase in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19: 192 (1906)
- Panicum divaricatissimum var. glaberrimum Benth. in Fl. Austral. 7: 488 (1878)
- Panicum divaricatissimum var. macractinium (Benth.) Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 293 (1915)
- Panicum macractinium Benth. in Fl. Austral. 7: 468 (1878)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Sumadijaya, A. (2011). An account of the non-bambusoid alien grasses (Poaceae) in Java, one century after first records by Backer. Folia Malaysiana 12: 47-68.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1982 | Brown, R. [6118], Australia | K000355363 | lectotype | Yes | |
| May 1, 1971 | Blake, S.T. [12721], Queensland | K001056092 | isotype | Yes | |
| Blake, S.T. [8091], Queensland | K001056093 | Yes | |||
| Burkitt [s.n.], Australia | K000355364 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Bpwman, E.M. [s.n.], Queensland | K001056094 | lectotype | 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.
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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