Taxon: Chloris barbata Sw.

• based on Andropogon barbatus sensu L. (1771), non L. (1759) that was explicitly excluded by Swartz (by explicit inclusion in C. polydactyla Sw., ICBN Art. 48.1)
• non Chloris barbata (L.) Nash (= C. elata Desv.)

Common names:

• giant finger grass   (Source: Zander Ency ) – English
  
• purpletop chloris   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• swollen windmill grass   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  
• bärtiges Gilbgras   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  
• paraplygräs   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Weed   (fide Weed CIBA)
  

Distributional range:

• widely naturalized in tropics & subtropics

• origin obscure

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
• CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
• Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980–. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
• Fosberg, F. R. 1976. Status of the name Chloris barbata (L.) Swartz. Taxon 25:176–178. [lists as C. barbata sensu Sw. (non (L.) Sw.) = C. inflata Link].
• Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986–. Flora of the Guianas.
• Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973–. Flora of Ecuador. [accepts as C. barbata (L.) Sw. and lists C. barbatus sensu Sw. as synonym of C. inflata Link].
• Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds.
• Howard, R. 1974–1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. [= C. inflata Link].
• Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
• Kartesz, J. T. & K. N. Gandhi. 1992. Chloris barbata Sw. and C. elata Desvaux (Poaceae), the earlier names for C. inflata Link and C. dandyana Adams. Rhodora 94:135–140.
• Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
• Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia.
• Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
• Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:307.
• Smith, A. C. 1979–1991. Flora vitiensis nova. [lists as C. barbata auct. = C. inflata Link].
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.
• Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Chloris barbata.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Chloris barbata.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Chloris barbata.

Synonyms:

• (=) Andropogon barbatus sensu L. 1771
  
• (=) Chloris inflata Link
  (previously associated with 8 accessions)
• (=) Chloris paraguaiensis Steud.
  (previously associated with 7 accessions)

Check other web resources for Chloris barbata Sw.:

• CNWG: Catalogue of New World Grasses Searchable Database
• World Grass Species-Descriptions: Morphological species description from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.
• Inflorescence branch: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Inflorescence branch: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Spikelets and/or florets: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Spikelets and/or florets: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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