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Taxon:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) Willd.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Dactyloctenium
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Nomen number:
13133
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 2:1029. 1809 "
aegyptiacum
"
Verified:
11/24/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7
(
7
active,
3
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cynosurus aegyptius
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eleusine aegyptia
(L.) Forsyth f.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) P. Beauv.
Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds.
2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
URL:
http://www.azoresbioportal.angra.uac.pt/files/noticias_Check_List_Cabo_Verde.pdf
Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds.
The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
Chaudhary, S. A.
1987. Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Dactyloctenium+aegyptium&quantity=1
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Ghazanfar, S. A.
1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Giraldo-Cañas, D.
2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds.
2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) P. Beauv.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Note:
lists as "
Dactyloctenium aegypticum
" (L.) P. Beauv.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Hitchcock, A. S.
1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) P. Beauv.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) P. Beauv.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) P. Beauv.
Merrill, E. D.
1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) Richt.
Migahid, A. M.
1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Miller, A. G. & M. Morris.
2004. Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago.
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope.
1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) Asch. & Schw.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Norton, J. et al.
2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
URL:
http://www.unesco.org/new/uploads/media/Plant_Species_Checklist_of_Qatar.pdf
Peterson, P. M. et al.
2001. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. Subfamily Chloridoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41:64-65.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) Asch. & Schw.
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Shukla, U.
1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:104.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Note:
lists as
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) P. Beauv.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Veldkamp, J. F.
1997. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/poaceae/dactyloctenium-aegyptium/fichas/pagina1.htm
Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia.
2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
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.
Zon, A. P. M. van der.
1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
URL:
http://posa.sanbi.org/searchspp.php
Common names
English
coast button grass –
Reference(s)
comb fringe grass –
Reference(s)
crowfoot grass –
Reference(s)
duck grass –
Reference(s)
Durban crowfoot –
Reference(s)
finger comb grass –
Reference(s)
finger grass –
Reference(s)
Arabic
na'eem el-saleeb –
Reference(s)
rigl'al'harbaya –
Reference(s)
India
makri –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
estrela –
Reference(s)
grama-de-dedo-egípcia –
Reference(s)
grama-egípcia –
Reference(s)
mão-de-sapo –
Reference(s)
três-dedos –
Reference(s)
Swedish
knapphirs –
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
incl. Pemba, Zanzibar
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
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
Northeast Tropical Africa
Yemen
Socotra
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
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
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
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 Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
incl. Bioko
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
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
Qatar
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
United Arab Emirates
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
s.
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
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amapá
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Ceará
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Espírito Santo
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Maranhão
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pará
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Belize
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Yemen
[Socotra]
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
(incl. Pemba, Zanzibar),
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Equatorial Guinea
(incl. Bioko)
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
,
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
United Arab Emirates
,
Bahrain
,
Kuwait
,
Oman
,
Qatar
,
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Israel
,
Lebanon
,
Turkey
(s.)
CHINA:
China
[Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
MALESIA:
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Naturalized
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[California]
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Ceará, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Amapá]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:104.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Animal food
forage
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:104.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References