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Taxon:
Desmostachya bipinnata
(L.) Stapf
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Desmostachya
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Tripogoninae
Nomen number:
13689
Place of publication:
W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. cap. 7:632. 1900
Verified:
05/29/1995
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
Basionym
Briza bipinnata
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Stapfiola bipinnata
(L.) Kuntze
Uniola bipinnata
(L.) L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis cynosuroides
(Retz.) P. Beauv.
Poa cynosuroides
Retz.
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Reference(s)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
Flora of Libya. 1976-
Bor, N. L.
The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
Chaudhary, S. A.
Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula. 1987
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976
Cufodontis, G.
Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta. 1953-1972
Hara, H. et al.
An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Lazarides, M.
The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia. 1980
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Migahid, A. M.
Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. 1988-1990
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
Flora iranica. 1963-
Shukla, U.
Grasses of north-eastern India. 1996
Thulin, M., ed.
Flora of Somalia. 1993-
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
Flora of Iraq. 1966-
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
Flora palaestina. 1966-
Common names
Arabic
halfa –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Egypt
Sinai
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
North Indian Ocean
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Tunisia
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mauritania
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
CHINA:
China
[Hainan]
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Egypt
[Sinai],
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
NORTH INDIAN OCEAN:
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
Bor, N. L.
The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
Environmental
erosion control
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weed
potential seed contaminant
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
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=13689
. Accessed
6 October 2024
.
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