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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.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Chaudhary, S. A.
1987. Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Cufodontis, G.
1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Lazarides, M.
1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Migahid, A. M.
1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Shukla, U.
1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
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 Sheng
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
Malesia
Australia
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mauritania
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Egypt
[Sinai],
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
CHINA:
China
[Hainan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Australia
[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
but only in arid regions
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Environmental
erosion control
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Medicines
folklore
fide Herbs Commerce ed2; Wealth India RM; Ayurveda Ency, as
Eragrostis cynosuroides
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Name
References