Taxonomy Profile: Chloris gayana (Kunth)

Chloris gayana: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Chloris abyssinica
Hochst ex A Rich
Chloris glabrata
Andersson
Chloris repens
Hochst
Eustachys gayana
Mundy
Chloris gayana ssp. oligostachys
Barratte & Murb
Chloris multiradiata var. ragazzii
Pirotta
Chloris gayana f. genuina
Maire & Weiller
Chloris gayana f. oligostachys
Barratte & Murb Maire & Weiller
Common Name(s):
Rhodes grass []
rhodesgrass []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Chloris gayana: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Poales
Family : Poaceae
grasses |
graminées |
Genus : Chloris
windmill grass |
windmillgrass spp. |
Species : Chloris gayana
Rhodes grass |
rhodesgrass |
Chloris gayana Direct Children(s):
Chloris gayana: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Chloris gayana
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Chloris gayana
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Chloris gayana
Source:
Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009
Acquired:
2009-11-24
Notes:
Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
Reference for:
Chloris gayana
Source:
Poaceae update
Acquired:
2010-09-01
Notes:
Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
Reference for:
Chloris gayana
Publication(s):
Chloris gayana: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Introduced
Chloris gayana: Comments