Poaceae

Acroceras Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 621 (1920)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in F.T.A. 9: 621 (1920).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in F.T.A. 9: 621 (1920).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in F.T.A. 9: 621 (1920)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Marcan, A. [2546] Thailand K000620960 Yes
Kiah [24328] Thailand K000682991 Yes
Kiah [24328] Thailand K000682982 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Santos, A.J.B.; Moreira, G.A.; Pereira, J.B. [15160] Brazil K001589209 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9557] Thailand K000620953 Yes
Balansa, B. [442] Vietnam K000958867 Isolectotype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21492] Thailand K000620958 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/289] Thailand K000682976 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9187] Thailand K000620952 Yes
Smitinand, T. [3017] Thailand K000682987 Yes
Larsen, K. [10217] Thailand K000682978 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11298] Thailand K000620954 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19840] Thailand K000620957 Yes
Larsen, K. [10028] Thailand K000682977 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Wid, C.; Geesink, R. [3297] Thailand K000682984 Yes
Floto, F. [7721] Thailand K000682983 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13344] Thailand K000620955 Yes
Balansa, B. [1646] Vietnam K000958868 Isolectotype Yes
md Haniff; Noor [4711] Thailand K000682992 Yes
md Haniff; Noor [4711] Thailand K000682993 Yes
Collins, D.J. [847] Thailand K000620959 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7317] Thailand K000620951 Yes
Smitinand, T. [6051] Thailand K000682988 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15857] Thailand K000620956 Yes
Phloenchit [839] Thailand K000682989 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7484] Thailand K000682975 Yes
Smitinand, T. [1841] Thailand K000682985 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4813] Thailand K000620950 Yes
Larsen, K.; Smitinand, T.; Warncke, E. [1738] Thailand K000682980 Yes
Larsen, K.; Smitinand, T.; Warncke, E. [3123] Thailand K000682981 Yes
Larsen, K.; Smitinand, T.; Warncke, E. [156] Thailand K000682979 Yes
Smitinand, T. [2836] Thailand K000682986 Yes
Phengklai, C.; et al. [6763] Thailand K000682990 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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