Oplismenus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Boivinellinae
Genus: Oplismenus
Species: O. burmannii – O. compositus – O. flavicomus – O. fujianensis – O. hirtellus – O. thwaitesii – O. undulatifolius

Name[edit]

Oplismenus P.Beauv., Fl. Oware 2: 14 (1810), nom. cons.

Type species: Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 54, 170 (1812)

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Hippagrostis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 776 (1891), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Orthopogon R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 194 (1810), nom. inval.
- Hekaterosachne Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 118 (1854).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - St.Helena (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Nauru (introduced), Niue, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Marquesas, Pitcairn Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Missouri, Oklahoma.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland (introduced), Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast (introduced), Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1807–1820. Flore d'Oware et de Bénin, en Afrique. Tome Second. 95 pp. p. LVI–CXX. Paris. BHL Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. 2: 14, pl. 68, f. 1.

Additional references[edit]

Scholz, U. 1981. Monographie der Gattung Oplismenus (Gramineae). Phanerogamarum Monographiae 13: 1–213. Reference page. English translation by Anthony McIntyre, Spencer Atkins, and Felix Tweraser. [1]
Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oplismenus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Oplismenus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 May 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oplismenus. Published online. Accessed: 16 May 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Oplismenus. Accessed: 16 May 2024.

Vernacular names[edit]

مصرى: ارزن جنگلی
English: basketgrass
한국어: 주름조개풀속

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