Group: Monocot Rank: species Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, lower, A, 19

Published In: Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: 98-99. 1815[1816]. (29 Jan 1816) (Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.))

Type-Protologue

Locality: Crescit in planitie montana regni Mexicani prope Guanaxuato et Burras, in Humidis, alt. 1080 hexap., floret Septembri

Collector and Number: Humboldt & Bonpland s.n.

Distribution: Mexico

Type Specimens

• HT: F.W.H.A. von Humboldt & A.J.A. Bonpland s.n.; Sep; Mexico: Queretaro: near Guanajauto (P; IT: LE, US-808888 (fragm. ex P), US-2907466 (fragm. ex B))

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
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• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Lilianae Takht.
• order:  Poales Small
• family:  Poaceae Barnhart
• subfamily:  Panicoideae Link
• tribe:  Paniceae R. Br.
• subtribe:  Panicinae Fr.
• genus:  Panicum L.

Combinations for this basionym:

Brachiaria obtusa (Kunth) Nash Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada 77. 1901. (Man. Fl. N. States)

Hopia obtusa (Kunth) Zuloaga & Morrone Taxon 56(1): 151. 2007. (Taxon)

Oplismenus obtusum (Kunth) Smyth Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 16: 164. 1899. (Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci.)

Common Names:

• vine mesquite grass (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr 1995. (none). Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• Vine-mesquite (English, United States)
  • Hitchcock, A. S. 1951. (none). Man. Grasses U.S. (ed. 2) 1–1051.

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