Poaceae
Pentapogon

Pentapogon rarus (R.Br.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch. & Soreng

First published in J. Syst. Evol. 60: 587 (2021)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Sunda Islands to E. & S. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Introduced into:

New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. 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?
Jun 27, 2018 Gunn [989] Australia Dichelachne rara K000342389 Yes
Woolls, W. [s.n.] Australia Dichelachne rara K000913428 Type Yes
Brown, R. [6212] Australia Dichelachne rara K000913397 Type Yes
Stuart, C. [s.n.] Australia Dichelachne rara K000913398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Australia Agrostis rara K000484085 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

    • 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