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Taxon:
Eriochloa polystachya
Kunth
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Eriochloa
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:
15616
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 1:79[folio]; 1:95[quarto], t. 31. 1816
Verified:
05/04/1993
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eriochloa subglabra
(Nash) Hitchc.
Monachne subglabra
Nash
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
Catasús Guerra, L. J.
2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
Flora mesoamericana. 1994
FNA Editorial Committee.
Flora of North America. 1993-
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Hitchcock, A. S.
Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
Flora de Cuba. 1946-1962; suppl. 1969
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
Shaw, R. B. & R. Webster.
1987. The genus
Eriochloa
(Poaceae: Paniceae) in North and Central America. Sida 12:193.
Soerjani, M. et al., eds.
1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. 1987 428.
Common names
English
Carib grass –
Reference(s)
Caribbean cup grass –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-angolinha –
Reference(s)
capim-da-várzea –
Reference(s)
capim-ratão –
Reference(s)
Spanish
yerba de Caribe –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
4
Naturalized
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
6
Other
Native
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
,
Guadeloupe
,
Jamaica
,
Puerto Rico
MESOAMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Honduras
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
REGION:
Northern America
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
Other
()
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
Flora mesoamericana. 1994
Animal food
forage
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
Flora mesoamericana. 1994
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Soerjani, M. et al., eds.
1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. 1987 428.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15616
. Accessed
8 July 2024
.
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