Poaceae

Tetrapogon Desf.

First published in Fl. Atlant. 2: 388 (1799)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. U.S.A. to Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Arabian Peninsula W. & Central Asia to Indian Subcontinent.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Arizona, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Gulf States, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Texas, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Fl. Atlant. 2: 388, t. 255 (1799).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fl. Atlant. 2: 388 (1799).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Atlant. 2: 388, t. 255 (1799)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Peter, A. [10983] K000365116 Type Yes
Rhaarer, A. [1361] K000365117 Type Yes
Thaaren, A. [1283] Tanzania K000365119 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0