Distribution
Native to:
India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Leptoloma tomentosa (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Gould in Brittonia 26: 60 (1974)
- Milium tomentosum J.Koenig ex Rottler in Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 220 (1803)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Milium capillare Roth in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 2: 320 (1817), nom. illeg.
- Panicum brownianum Wight & Arn. ex Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 34, 98 (1853), pro syn.
- Panicum subeglume Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 292 (1834)
- Panicum torreyanum Wight & Arn. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 264 (1841), nom. nud.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Boonsuk, B., Chantaranothai, P. & Hodkinson, T.R. (2016). A taxonomic revision of the genus Digitaria (Panicoideae: Poaceae) in mainland Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 246: 248-280.
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallich, N. [8659], India | K000245342 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Wight, R. [1634], India | K000245343 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Kerr, A.F.G. [9045], Thailand | K000621221 | No | |||
| Kerr, A.F.G. [9045], Thailand | K000621222 | No | |||
| Kerr, A.F.G. [9045], Thailand | K000621223 | No | |||
| Wight, R. [1639], India | K000885978 | Yes | |||
| Wight, R. [2404], India | K000885977 | Yes | |||
| Wight, R. [1634], India | K000885975 | Yes | |||
| Wight, R. [1634], India | K000885976 | 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.
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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