Eragrostis cumingii Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 266 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is an annual or perennial.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Carolina

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 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.
  • Kuo, M.L. (ed.) (2012). Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Suppl.: 1-414. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, National Taiwan University.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 1: 1-897. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands. Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 1: 1-897. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 2014 Wardi et al. [BOHK 319] Indonesia K000734719 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Laegaard, S.; et al. [21824] Thailand K000682466 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Cuming, H. [1104] Philippines K000290376 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Cuming, H. [1104] Philippines K000290378 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Ramos, M. [Bureau of Science no. 2067] Philippines K000290380 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Ramos, M. [Bureau of Science no. 2067] Philippines K000290381 Isotype Yes
May 1, 1982 Curtiss, A.H. [6073] United States K000907517 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1982 Curtiss, A.H. [5925] United States K000907516 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 7, 1982 Cuming, H. [672] Philippines K000290379 Syntype Yes
Feb 7, 1982 Cuming, H. [672] Philippines K000290377 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1981 [Basedow, H.] [s.n.] Australia K000643494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1965 Bloembergen, S. [3840] Indonesia K000290372 Isotype Yes
Stephens, S. [K65] Australia K003983743 Yes
van Steenis, C.G.G.J. [7812] Indonesia K003982058 Yes
Ewart, A.J. [K64] Australia K003983741 Yes
Specht, R.L. [366] Australia K003983749 Yes
Latz, P.K. [1968] Australia K003983772 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Cousins, S.; Grosvenor, H. [3649] Australia K003983767 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8963] Australia K003983792 Yes
Lazarides, M. [2731] Australia K003983765 Yes
Fredholm, A. [5824] United States K002947496 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9222] Australia K003983796 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003983740 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [CA33/36] Australia K003983761 Yes
Gulliver [s.n.] Australia K003983725 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [264] Australia K003983753 Yes
Specht, R.L. [148] Australia K003983756 Yes
Simon, B.K. [3936] Australia K003983728 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8743] Australia K003983797 Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H.; Wirawan, N. [931] Indonesia K003982060 Yes
Bick, E.W. [26] Australia K003983781 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1824] Australia K003983812 Yes
George, A.S. [8837] Australia K003983744 Yes
Winders, C.W.; Hubbard [7440] Australia K003983785 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K002947492 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002947494 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9099] Australia K003983777 Yes
Furuse, M. [1642] Japan K003562019 Yes
Petheram, J. [367] Australia K003983738 Yes
s.coll. [K352] Australia K003983739 Yes
F. A. [Svains] [354] Macau K003562029 Yes
Latz, P.K. [2262] Australia K003983771 Yes
F. A. [Svans] [361] Macau K003562030 Yes
Binning, T. [s.n.] Australia K003983734 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [CA8136] Australia K003983760 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12549] Australia K003983808 Yes
Henry, A. [1019] Taiwan K003562028 Yes
Blake, S.T. [14564] Australia K003983801 Yes
Blake, S.T. [19315] Australia K003983786 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [210] Australia K003983745 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [s.n.] Australia K003983773 Yes
Faurie, P. [11670] Japan K003562022 Yes
Hockings, F. [s.n.] Australia K003983791 Yes
Henderson, R.J. [H1440] Australia K003983805 Yes
Trudgen, M.E. [2450] Australia K003983733 Yes
Adams, L.G. [1696] Australia K003983751 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Australia K003983726 Yes
Burton, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K003983788 Yes
Symon, D.E. [4797] Australia K003983779 Yes
Gooch [378] Australia K003983735 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11600] Australia K003983793 Yes
Adams, L.G. [1697] Australia K003983752 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [4657] Australia K003983798 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [27969] China K003562025 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [217] Australia K003983736 Yes
Trudgen, M.E. [MET15093] Australia K003983730 No
Blake, S.T. [21824] Australia K003983803 Yes
Blake, S.T. [19347] Australia K003983782 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7351] Australia K003983811 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [CA32/36.] Australia K003983776 Yes
Spencer, W.B. [K353] Australia K003983758 Yes
Furuse, M. [1302] Japan K003562018 Yes
Blake, S.T. [291] Australia K003983806 Yes
Simon, B.K. [3870] Australia K003983729 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6602] Australia K003983816 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; Neldner, V.J. [9441] Australia K003983800 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13390] Australia K003983802 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12532] Australia K003983778 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [K380] Australia K003983754 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4585] Australia K003983817 Yes
Furuse, M. [1241] Japan K003562017 Yes
Atherton, D.O. [s.n.] Australia K003983794 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K003562021 Yes
Faurie, P. [11888] Japan K003562023 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K. [7379] Brunei K003982052 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6037] Australia K003983810 Yes
Allen, C.E.J. [27/16] Australia K003983757 Yes
Specht, R.L. [192] Australia K003983764 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [CA8136] Australia K003983759 Yes
Koorders, S.H.; Koorders-Schumacher, A. [41159B] Indonesia K003982057 Yes
Furuse, M. [41882] Japan K003562016 Yes
Latz, P.K. [2882] Australia K003983766 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [203] Australia K003983737 Yes
Specht, R.L. [717] Australia K003983775 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003562026 Yes
Kenneally, K.F. [6355] Australia K003983732 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7637] Australia K003983747 Yes
Furuse, M. [4246] Japan K003562020 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Wong Khoon Meng; Dransfield, J.; Boyce, P.C. [927] Brunei K003982051 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K. [7391] Brunei K003982054 Yes
Trudgen, M.E. [MET15579] Australia K003983731 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8398] Australia K003983813 Yes
s.coll. [2946] Australia K003983768 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3492] United States K002947493 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18539] Australia K003983784 Yes
Henry, A. [1872] Taiwan K003562027 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7243] Australia K003983780 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8350] Australia K003983807 Yes
Sutton, C.S. [935] Australia K003983789 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5650] Australia K003983815 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7511] Australia K003983804 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5246] Australia K003983774 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11599] Australia K003983799 Yes
Buwalda, P. [2894] Indonesia K003982056 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [21] Australia K003983727 Yes
Blake, S.T. [19503] Australia K003983795 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6702A] Australia K003983809 Yes
Gilmour, R.S. [11] Indonesia K003982059 Yes
Specht, R.L. [822] Australia K003983763 Yes
Perry, R.A. [3420] Australia K003983748 Yes
Martensz; Schodde [s.n.] Australia K003983755 Yes
White, C.T. [1496] Australia K003983818 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002947495 Yes
Thompson, E.J.; Simon, B.K. [CH164] Australia K003983790 Yes
Lazarides, M. [8844] Australia K003983769 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9485] Australia K003983814 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [6452] Australia K003983787 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [8355] Australia K003983750 Yes
Chippendale, G. [5485] Australia K003983762 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [165] Australia K003983746 Yes
Holmes, G. [s.n.] Australia K003983742 Yes
Beeston, G.B. [38] Australia K003983783 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K. [7612] Brunei K003982053 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K003562024 No
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K. [7391] Brunei K003982050 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8082] Thailand Eragrostis bulbillifera K000621451 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8082] Thailand Eragrostis bulbillifera K000621450 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13797] Thailand Eragrostis bulbillifera K000621453 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13797] Thailand Eragrostis bulbillifera K000621452 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2445] Thailand Eragrostis bulbillifera K000621448 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2445] Thailand Eragrostis bulbillifera K000621449 Yes

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