Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Poaceae Barnhart
Andropogon L. , nom. cons. , scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753) , Species Plantarum 2
1045
[tax. nov.]
Linnaeus, C. (1754) , Genera Plantarum Edn. 5
468
[secondary reference]
Brown, R. (27 March 1810) , Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805
201
[secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants
132
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Sorghum Moench nom. cons.
taxonomic synonym:
Heteropogon Pers. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Chrysopogon Trin. nom. cons.
taxonomic synonym:
Trachypogon Nees legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Schizachyrium Nees legitimate
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Holcus L. nom. cons.
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Spodiopogon Trin. legitimate
Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants
619
[secondary reference]
Nash, G.V. in Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913) , Gramineae. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 1
116
[secondary reference]
Type:
Andropogon hirtus L.
Black, J.M. (1922) , Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1
54-55
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"Greek aner , andros , a man; pogon , beard; alluding to the silky spikes."
Britton, N.L. & Wilson, Percy (10 August 1923) , Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 5(1)
25
[secondary reference]
Type:
Andropogon virginicus L.
Green, M.L. in Ramsbottom, J., Wilmott, A.J., Wakefield, E.M. & Sprague, T.A. (ed.) (August 1929) , The application of Linnean generic names to be determined by means of specified Standard-species. Nomenclature: Proposals by British Botanists
193
[secondary reference]
Type:
Andropogon distachyus L.
Roberty, G.E. (July 1960) , Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9
267-278
[secondary reference]
Vickery, J.W. (1961) , Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1)
50-51
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales
36
[secondary reference]
Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989) , Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3
261-262
[secondary reference]
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera
32
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Anatherum P.Beauv. legitimate
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993) , Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4
443-444
[secondary reference]
Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994) , Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2
623
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008) , Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4
82 (fig.), 122
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"from the Greek words for 'man' and 'beard'."
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008) , Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3
44-45
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Androphogon F.Muell. orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Anatherum P.Beauv. legitimate
APC Dist.:
WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
