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Taxon:
Dactyloctenium australe
Steud.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Dactyloctenium
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Nomen number:
13134
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. glumac. 1:212. 1854
Verified:
04/21/1997
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)
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Note:
mentions
Firth, D. J. et al.
2002. Selection of pasture species for groundcover suited to shade in mature macadamia orchards in subtropical Australia. Trop. Grasslands 36:1-12.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Randall, R. P.
2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
URL:
http://www.weeds.org.au/docs/intro_flora_australia.pdf
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
Durban grass –
Reference(s)
Natal crowfoot –
Reference(s)
sweet smother grass –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
e.?
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
e.
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
2
Cultivated
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
2
Cultivated
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
(e.?)
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Cultivated
Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Environmental
erosion control
used as lawn grass
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Environmental
lawn/turf
used as lawn grass
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Name
References