Sporobolus helvolus

Sporobolus helvolus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus helvolus

Name

Sporobolus helvolus (Trin.) T.Durand & Schinz, 1895

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Vilfa helvola Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 4(1): 52 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis aequalis Ehrenb. & Hemprich ex Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 52 (1840), pro syn.
  • Vilfa glauca Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 52 (1840), pro syn.
  • Vilfa glaucifolia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 154 (1854).
  • Sporobolus glaucifolius (Steud.) Hochst. ex T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 820 (1894).
  • Sporobolus robustus var. agrostideus A.Terracc., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 5: 95 (1894).
  • Sporobolus podotrichus Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 168 (1896).
  • Sporobolus trichophorus Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 69: 354 (1922).
  • Sporobolus senegalensis var. microstachyus Chiov., Pl. Nov. Aethiop.: 26 (1928).
  • Sporobolus senegalensis var. glaucifolius (Steud.) Chiov., Fl. Somala l.: 334 (1929).
  • Sporobolus senegalensis var. podotrichus (Chiov.) Chiov., Fl. Somala l.: 334 (1929).
  • Sporobolus flagellifer Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 82 (1930).
  • Sporobolus modestus Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 288 (1931), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Northern Africa Libya, Mauritania Continental: Afriasia-Temperate Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar Regional: Central Asia Nepal, Pakistan Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Durand, T.A. & Schinz, H. 1895. Conspectus Floræ Africæ; ou, Énumération des plantes d'Afrique Vol. 5. 977 pp. Bruxelles. BHL Reference page. : 5:820.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sporobolus helvolus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus helvolus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus helvolus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus helvolus. Published online. Accessed: September 13 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sporobolus helvolus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Hausa: Manda mabda

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