Cynodon transvaalensis

Cynodon transvaalensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Eleusininae
Genus: Cynodon
Species: Cynodon transvaalensis

Name

Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt Davy, 1921

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cynodon transvaalensis subsp. poissonii A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 105: 245 (1958).
  • Cynodon poissonii (A.Camus) Bosser, Adansonia, n.s., 6: 248 (1966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces Introduced into: Alabama, California, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Florida, Greece, Iowa, Iran, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Nebraska, New South Wales, Puerto Rico, Sudan, Tanzania, Texas, Uganda, Victoria, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Burtt Davy, J., 1921. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. Kew 1921:281.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cynodon transvaalensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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. Cynodon transvaalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cynodon transvaalensis. 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 August 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cynodon transvaalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cynodon transvaalensis. Published online. Accessed: August 29 2022.
• IUCN: Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt Davy  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

العربية: نجيل ترانسفالي
English: African dogstooth grass, African Bermuda Grass
中文: 非洲狗牙根

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