Ixophorus

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Ixophorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Ixophorus

Schltdl. 1861 not Nash 1896
Species:
I. unisetus
Binomial name
Ixophorus unisetus
(J.Presl) Schltdl.
Type species
Urochloa uniseta
J.Presl [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Urochloa uniseta J.Presl
  • Panicum unisetum (J.Presl) Trin.
  • Setaria uniseta (J.Presl) E.Fourn.
  • Chamaeraphis uniseta (J.Presl) Kuntze
  • Ixophorus schiedeanus Schltdl.
  • Setaria cirrosa E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
  • Setaria cirrosa E.Fourn.
  • Setaria schiedeana (Schltdl.) E.Fourn.
  • Chamaeraphis cirrosa (E.Fourn.) Kuntze
  • Chamaeraphis schiedeana (Schltdl.) Kuntze
  • Panicum palmeri Vasey
  • Panicum pringlei Vasey
  • Panicum schiedeanum Trin. ex Beal
  • Ixophorus pringlei Scribn.
  • Ixophorus pringlei var. minor Scribn.
  • Panicum cirrosum (E.Fourn.) Scribn. & Merr.
  • Setaria polyneura R.A.W.Herrm.
  • Ixophorus palmeri (Vasey) Beetle

Ixophorus is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The only recognized species is Ixophorus unisetus.[2][3][4] Some authors have included one or two other species in the genus, such as I. pringlei, but these have more recently been reduced to synonymy.[4] Common names for I. unisetus include crane grass, turkey grass,[5] Honduras grass, Mexican grass,[6] Central America grass, hático (Colombia), zacate blanco (El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico), and zacate chompipe (Nicaragua).[7]

This grass is native to Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Colombia.[2][5] It is an introduced species in Hawaii.[2][8]

The grass is variable. It can be annual or perennial, growing up to 1.5 meters tall or remaining much shorter. The stem can be up to a centimeter wide and dry to nearly succulent. The inflorescence is an open panicle with up to 50 branches.[3]

This grass is grown for grazing and hay in some places, such as Costa Rica.[6]

formerly included[2]

several taxa once regarded as members of Ixophorus but now regarded as better suited to other genera: Pennisetum Setaria

References[]

  1. ^ Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von. 1861. Linnaea 31(4): 420-422 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  2. ^ a b c d e Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ a b Hiser, K. M. Ixophorus Schltdl. Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  4. ^ a b Kellogg, E. A., et al. (2004). Taxonomy, phylogeny, and inflorescence development of the genus Ixophorus (Panicoideae: Poaceae). Int J Plant Sci 165(6) 1089-1105.
  5. ^ a b "Ixophorus unisetus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b Ixophorus unisetus. Grassland Species Profiles. FAO.
  7. ^ Quattrocchi, U. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Volume 1. CRC Press. 2006. pg. 1141.
  8. ^ Ixophorus unisetus. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).

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