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Taxon:  Tripsacum andersonii J. R. Gray



Summary
Genus:
Tripsacum
Section:
Tripsacum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Tripsacinae
Nomen number:
319449
Place of publication:
J. M. J. de Wet et al., Phytologia 33:204, fig. 1. 1976
Comment:
[considered to be a natural hybrid, Tripsacum sp. × Zea luxurians]
Verified:
03/04/2009 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
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Berthaud, J. & Y. Sabidan. 1989. Genetic resources of Tripsacum and gene transfer to maize. Review of advances in plant biotechnology, 1985-1988: 2nd international symposium on genetic manipulation in crops. 1989 121-131.
  2. Blakey, C. A. et al. 2007. Tripsacum genetics: from observations along a river to molecular genomics. Maydica 52:81-99.
  3. Blakey, C. A. et al. 2007. Tripsacum genetics: from observations along a river to molecular genomics. Maydica 52:81-99.
  4. Bomblies, K. & J. F. Doebley. 2005. Molecular evolution of FLORICAULA/LEAFY orthologs in the Andropogoneae (Poaceae). Molec. Biol. Evol. 22:1082-1094.
  5. Bomblies, K. & J. F. Doebley. 2005. Molecular evolution of FLORICAULA/LEAFY orthologs in the Andropogoneae (Poaceae). Molec. Biol. Evol. 22:1082-1094.
  6. D'Arcy, W. G. Flora of Panama: checklist and index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. vols. 17-18. 1987
  7. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  8. de Wet, J. M. J. et al. 1976. Systematics of Tripsacum (Gramineae). Phytologia 33:203-227.
  9. de Wet, J. M. J. et al. 1981. Systematics of South American Tripsacum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 68:270.
  10. de Wet, J. M. J. et al. 1983. Origin of Tripsacum andersonii (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 70:706-711.
  11. Dewald, C. L. & B. K. Kindiger. 1998. Cytological and molecular evaluation of the reproductive behavior of Tripsacum andersonii and a female fertile derivative (Poaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 85:1237-1242.
  12. Dewald, C. L. & B. K. Kindiger. 1998. Cytological and molecular evaluation of the reproductive behavior of Tripsacum andersonii and a female fertile derivative (Poaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 85:1237-1242.
  13. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  14. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
  15. Lamb, J. C. & J. A. Birchler. 2006. Retroelement genome painting: cytological visualization of retroelement expansions in the genera Zea and Tripsacum. Genetics 173:1007-1021.
  16. Lamb, J. C. & J. A. Birchler. 2006. Retroelement genome painting: cytological visualization of retroelement expansions in the genera Zea and Tripsacum. Genetics 173:1007-1021.
  17. Larson, S. R. & J. Doebley. 1994. Restriction site variation in the chloroplast genome of Tripsacum (Poaceae): phylogeny and rates of sequence evolution. Syst. Bot. 19:32.
  18. Li, Y. G. et al. 1999. Genetic relationships within Tripacum as detected by RAPD variation. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 84:695-702.
  19. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:228.
  20. Talbert, L. E. et al. 1990. Tripsacum andersonii is a natural hybrid involving Zea and Tripsacum: molecular evidence. Amer. J. Bot. 77:722-726.
  21. Talbert, L. E. et al. 1990. Tripsacum andersonii is a natural hybrid involving Zea and Tripsacum: molecular evidence. Amer. J. Bot. 77:722-726.
  22. Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:459.
  23. Wilkes, G. 2004. Corn, strange and marvelous: but is a definitive origin known? Corn: origin, history, technology, and production. 2004 3-63.
  24. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:624.
Common names
English
Guatemalan grass –
Malay
rumput jagung –
rumput jelai –
Transcribed Thai
ya-kuatemala –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
6Other     
Cultivated
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:228.
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:228.
Environmentalerosion control 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:228.
Environmentalsoil improver 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:228.
Weed  't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:228.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=319449. Accessed 26 May 2026.

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