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Taxon:
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Trin. ex Steud.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
27867
Place of publication:
Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 1:562. 1840
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
02/24/2002
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
Poa atrovirens
Desf.
Autonym(s)
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Trin. ex Steud. var.
atrovirens
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis atroviridis
Maire
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Trin. ex Steud. var.
hesperidum
Emb. & Maire
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Reference(s)
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Note:
lists as E. atrovirens (Desf.) Trin.
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
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Note:
lists as
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Steud.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
mentions
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Koch, S. D.
1978. Notes on the genus
Eragrostis
(Gramineae) in the southeastern United States. Rhodora 80:393.
Lazarides, M.
1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Note:
lists as
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Nees ex Steud.
Lazarides, M.
1997. A revision of
Eragrostis
(Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 10:97-98.
URL:
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/151.htm
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Shukla, U.
1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Note:
lists as
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Steud.
Veldkamp, J. F.
2002. Revision of
Eragrostis
(Gramineae, Chloridoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 47:167.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Zon, A. P. M. van der.
1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Note:
lists as
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Steud.
Common names
English
thalia love grass –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
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
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Indochina
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
s.e.
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Morocco
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Northern America
REGION:
United States
(s.e.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Zon, A. P. M. van der.
1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Note:
lists as
Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Steud.
Animal food
forage
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Weed
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
Name
References