Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. aegypt.-arab. 18. 1775
Verified:
05/10/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
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Common names
English
desert grass – Arabic
thamam – Transliterated Arabic
markuba –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
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 | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Kuwait | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Oman | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Niger
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Pakistan
Naturalized
Australasia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | forage | | Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976- |
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=26650.
Accessed 6 October 2024.