Sporobolus indicus var. capensis information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. capensis Engl.

Genus: Sporobolus
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Chloridoideae tribe: Zoysieae.
Nomen number: 409672
Place of publication: Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika 127. 1892
Name verified on: 24-Mar-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 21-Apr-2006
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 6 in National Plant Germplasm System.

See other conspecific taxa:

Sporobolus indicus (14 accessions)
Sporobolus indicus var. flaccidus (no accessions)
Sporobolus indicus var. indicus (no accessions)
Sporobolus indicus var. major (no accessions)
Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (14 accessions)

Common names:

Parramatta grass (Source: Aust Syst Bot 12:385 [as S. africanus]) – English
rat-tail grass (Source: Aust Syst Bot 12:385 [as S. africanus]) – English
tufty grass (Source: J. Veldkamp, p.c.) – English

Economic importance:

Weed (fide Econ Pl Aust, as Sporobolus africanus)

Distributional range:

Native:

AFRICA
Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia
East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon
South Tropical Africa: Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Southern Africa: Lesotho; South Africa; Swaziland

Naturalized: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

AUSTRALASIA
Australia: Australia - Lord Howe Island
New Zealand: New Zealand
PACIFIC
North-Central Pacific: United States - Hawaii
South-Central Pacific: French Polynesia
Southwestern Pacific: Niue

References:

Baaijens, G. J. & J. F. Veldkamp. 1991. Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35:429.
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. [= S. africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay].
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds. [= S. africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay].
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia.
Simon, B. K. & S. W. L. Jacobs. 1999. Revision of the genus Sporobolus (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 12:385. [= S. africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay].
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. [= S. africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay].
Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. [re. common names].
Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun.

Synonyms:

(=) Agrostis africana Poir.
(=) Agrostis capensis Willd.
(=) Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
(previously associated with 7 accessions)
(=) Sporobolus capensis Kunth
(previously associated with 3 accessions)

Check other web resources for Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. capensis Engl.:

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
On-line Flora of Zimbabwe
Grass Manual on the Web: Manual of Grasses for North America North of Mexico

Check other databases for 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

Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409672 (25 May 2013)

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