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Taxon:
Hyparrhenia hirta
(L.) Stapf
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Hyparrhenia
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Andropogoninae
Nomen number:
19546
Place of publication:
D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:315. 1919
Verified:
10/05/2000
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
Andropogon hirtus
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cymbopogon hirtus
(L.) Stapf ex Burtt Davy
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon pubescens
Vis.
Heteropogon pubescens
Andersson
Hyparrhenia hirta
(L.) Stapf var.
pubescens
(Andersson) N. D. Simpson
Invalid Designation(s)
Cymbopogon hirtus
Thomson
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Reference(s)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
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
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Boulos, L.
1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
Burkill, H. M.
1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 2:264.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
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
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=Hyparrhenia+hirta&quantity=1
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
Harden, G. J., ed.
1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
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/
Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds.
2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
URL:
http://www.gobcan.es/cmayot/interreg/atlantico/documentos/LESDCanarias.pdf
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds.
1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Migahid, A. M.
1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
National Herbarium of New South Wales.
1961-1984. Flora of New South Wales.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
common thatching grass –
Reference(s)
Coolatai grass –
Reference(s)
South African bluestem –
Reference(s)
Tambookie grass –
Reference(s)
thatching grass –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
dektamboekiegras –
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
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary 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
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
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
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-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
n.w.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Croatia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
incl. Baleares
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Niger
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Zambia
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
,
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Cyprus
,
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
(n.w.),
Pakistan
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Croatia
,
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
(incl. Baleares),
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Animal food
forage
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmental
erosion control
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References