Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
DICHANTHIUM Willemet, Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 11. 1796.
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TYPE: Dichanthium nodosum Willemet, nom. illegit. (Andropogon annulatum Forsskal; Dichanthium annulatum (Forsskal) Stapf)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dichanthium annulatum | DIAZ BLUESTEM | Not Native | ||
| Dichanthium aristatum | ANGLETON'S BLUESTEM | Not Native FACU (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Rame (inflorescence branch) densely villous, sessile or subsessile, with spikelets occurring at the very base
1. Rame glabrous to pilose, pedunculate, with a bare region or peduncle 2-10 mm long below the first set of spikelets
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2. Rame peduncle glabrate to glabrous except for a tuft of hairs at the very base, inflorescence peduncle glabrous
2. Rame peduncle and often the upper part of the inflorescence peduncle strongly pilose
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplasanthum | Diplasanthum Desvaux, Opusc. Sci. Phys. Nat. 66, pl. 5(1). 1831. | TYPE: Diplasanthum lanosum Desvaux | |
| Eremopogon | Eremopogon Stapf, in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Africa 9: 182. 1917. | TYPE: Eremopogon foveolatus (Delile) Stapf (Andropogon foveolatus Delile) Lectotypified by Maire, Fl. Afrique Nord 1: 275. 1952. | |
| Lepeocercis | Lepeocercis Trinius, Fund. Agrost. 203. 1820. | TYPE: Lepeocercis serrata Trinius (Andropogon serratus Retzius 1789, non Thunberg 1784. |