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Taxon:
Eragrostis japonica
(Thunb.) Trin.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
15261
Place of publication:
Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1(4):405. 1830
Verified:
09/12/2000
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poa japonica
Thunb.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Diandrochloa namaquensis
(Nees ex Schrad.) De Winter
Eragrostis conferta
(Elliott) Trin.
Eragrostis elegans
Nees
Eragrostis glomerata
(Walter) L. H. Dewey
Eragrostis interrupta
(Lam.) Döll
Eragrostis namaquensis
Nees ex Schrad.
Poa glomerata
Walter
Poa interrupta
Lam.
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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.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
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/
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Koyama, T.
1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Lazarides, M.
1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Peterson, P. M. et al.
2001. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. Subfamily Chloridoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41:95.
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
Renvoize, S. A.
1984. The grasses of Bahia
Renvoize, S. A.
1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
Shukla, U.
1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Veldkamp, J. F.
2002. Revision of
Eragrostis
(Gramineae, Chloridoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 47:176.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Zuloaga, F. O. et al.
1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Common names
English
Japanese love grass –
Reference(s)
pond love grass –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
kogome-kaze-kusa –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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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
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
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
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
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
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
Mali
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
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Anhui Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hubei Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangxi Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Honshu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Kyushu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Shikoku
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
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
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
s.w.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
s.w.
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
West Indies
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
,
Jordan
CHINA:
China
[Anhui Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku],
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
,
Thailand
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
Naturalized
Northern America
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Missouri (s.e.), Oklahoma (s.e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (s.w.), Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee (s.w.)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Name
References