Chloris flagellifera

Chloris flagellifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Chloris
Species:
C. flagellifera
Binomial name
Chloris flagellifera
(Nees) P.M.Peterson[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cynosurus ternatus Forssk.
  • Eleusine arabica Hochst. ex Steud., pro syn.
  • Eleusine caespitosa A.Rich.
  • Eleusine compressa (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. ex C.Chr.
  • Eleusine flagellifera Nees
  • Eleusine stolonifera R.Br., nom. nud.
  • Ochthochloa compressa (Forssk.) Hilu
  • Ochthochloa dactyloides Edgew.
  • Panicum compressum Forssk.

Chloris flagellifera is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native from Morocco in North Africa through the Arabian Peninsula to northwestern India.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Christian Nees in 1842 as Eleusine flagellifera.[2] It was transferred to the genus Chloris in 2015. It has a number of other synonyms in the genus Eleusine, including Eleusine caespitosa and Eleusine compressa.[1] It has also been placed in the genus Ochthochloa,[1] which is now considered a synonym of Chloris.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chloris flagellifera (Nees) P.M.Peterson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. ^ "Chloris flagellifera (Nees) P.M.Peterson". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. ^ "Ochthochloa Edgew." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.


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