Themeda
Themeda | |
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Themeda triandra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | |
Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
Subtribe: | |
Genus: | Themeda Forssk. |
Type species | |
Themeda triandra | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Themeda is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Papuasia. There are about 18[2] to 26[3] species, many of which are native to Southeast Asia.[2][4]
- (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. - Afghanistan, Himalayas, Tibet
- Themeda arguens (L.) Hack. - Christmas grass - Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, northern Australia
- (Roxb.) A.Camus - Indochina, southern China, Indian Subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia
- (F. Muell.) Maiden & Betche - oat kangaroo grass - Australia
- (Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) A.Camus - Indochina, southern China, Himalayas, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
- Hack. - Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Kerala
- (Cav.) Hack. - Southeast Asia, Papuasia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu
- Hack. - Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Yunnan
- (Griseb.) A.Camus - Tibet, Yunnan, eastern Himalayas
- Bor - Assam
- Jansen - Java Timur, Bali
- (Hack.) Bor - Southeast Asia, China, Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia, Queensland, Vanuatu
- (Andersson) A.Camus Indian Subcontinent
- L.Liou - Tibet
- Bor - Odisha
- (Reeder) Jansen - Papua New Guinea, Lesser Sunda Islands
- Chorghe, Prasad & Lakshminarasimhan - Kerala[7]
- Potdar et al. - Maharashtra
- Themeda quadrivalvis- grader grass (L.) Kuntze - Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Andaman Islands; naturalized in Socotra, South Africa, eastern Indochina, Papuasia, Queensland, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, various islands (Indian and Pacific Oceans, West Indies)
- Sreek. & V.J.Nair - India
- Bor - Odisha
- (Ham. ex Hook.f.) A.Camus - India, Bangladesh
- (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
- Themeda triandra Forssk.- kangaroo grass, red grass, rooigras - Africa (from Morocco to KwaZulu-Natal), Asia (from Yemen to Japan to Maluku), Australia, New Guinea
- S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang - Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan
- S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang - Anhui, Zhejiang
- (Poir.) A.Camus - silky kangaroo grass, Lyon's grass - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea
- S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang - Yunnan
- Formerly included[1]
- See Elymandra, Germainia, Hyparrhenia, Iseilema
- Themeda capitata -
- Themeda capitata var. thorelii -
- Themeda effusa -
- Themeda foliosa -
- Themeda gossweileri -
- Themeda prostrata -
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References[]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Barkworth, M. E. Themeda. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
- ^ Potdar, G. G., et al. (2003). A new species of Themeda Forssk. (Poaceae) from India. Kew Bulletin 58(1) 243-46.
- ^ Forsskål, Pehr. 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 178 in Latin
- ^ The Plant List search for Themeda
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Themeda Forssk. Kangaroo Grass
- ^ "Themeda palakkadensis (Poaceae: Panicoideae) • A New Species from Kerala State, India".
Categories:
- Panicoideae
- Grasses of Africa
- Grasses of Asia
- Grasses of Oceania
- Poaceae genera
- Panicoideae stubs