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Taxon:  Eriochloa polystachya Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Eriochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:
15616
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 1:79[folio]; 1:95[quarto], t. 31. 1816
Verified:
05/04/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eriochloa subglabra (Nash) Hitchc.
Monachne subglabra Nash
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
  4. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
  6. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. Note: mentions
  9. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  10. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  11. Shaw, R. B. & R. Webster. 1987. The genus Eriochloa (Poaceae: Paniceae) in North and Central America. Sida 12:193. URL: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
  12. Soerjani, M. et al., eds. 1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. 428.
Common names
English
Carib grass –
Caribbean cup grass –
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-angolinha –
capim-da-várzea –
capim-ratão –
Spanish
yerba de Caribe –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    also natzd. elsewhere
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
6Other    exact native range obscure
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Honduras
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
Other (exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Animal foodforage Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Weedpotential seed contaminantnoxious in IndonesiaSoerjani, M. et al., eds. 1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. 428.


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