Genus of grasses
Ixophorus
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Monocots
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Clade:
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Commelinids
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Order:
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Poales
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Family:
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Poaceae
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Subfamily:
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Panicoideae
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Supertribe:
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Panicodae
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Tribe:
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Paniceae
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Subtribe:
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Cenchrinae
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Genus:
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Ixophorus Schltdl. 1861[1] not Nash 1896
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Species:
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I. unisetus
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Binomial name
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Ixophorus unisetus
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Synonyms[2]
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- Urochloa uniseta J.Presl (type species of Ixophorus
- Panicum unisetum (J.Presl) Trin.
- Setaria uniseta (J.Presl) E.Fourn.
- Chamaeraphis uniseta (J.Presl) Kuntze
- Ixophorus schiedeanus Schltdl.
- Setaria cirrosa E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
- Setaria cirrosa E.Fourn.
- Setaria schiedeana (Schltdl.) E.Fourn.
- Chamaeraphis cirrosa (E.Fourn.) Kuntze
- Chamaeraphis schiedeana (Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Panicum palmeri Vasey
- Panicum pringlei Vasey
- Panicum schiedeanum Trin. ex Beal
- Ixophorus pringlei Scribn.
- Ixophorus pringlei var. minor Scribn.
- Panicum cirrosum (E.Fourn.) Scribn. & Merr.
- Setaria polyneura R.A.W.Herrm.
- Ixophorus palmeri (Vasey) Beetle
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Ixophorus is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The only recognized species is Ixophorus unisetus.[2][3][4] Some authors have included one or two other species in the genus, such as I. pringlei, but these have more recently been reduced to synonymy.[4] Common names for I. unisetus include crane grass, turkey grass,[5] Honduras grass, Mexican grass,[6] Central America grass, hático (Colombia), zacate blanco (El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico), and zacate chompipe (Nicaragua).[7]
This grass is native to Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Colombia.[2][5] It is an introduced species in Hawaii.[2][8]
The grass is variable. It can be annual or perennial, growing up to 1.5 meters tall or remaining much shorter. The stem can be up to a centimeter wide and dry to nearly succulent. The inflorescence is an open panicle with up to 50 branches.[3]
This grass is grown for grazing and hay in some places, such as Costa Rica.[6]
- ^ Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von. 1861. Linnaea 31(4): 420-422 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Hiser, K. M. Ixophorus Schltdl. Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
- ^ a b Kellogg, E. A., et al. (2004). Taxonomy, phylogeny, and inflorescence development of the genus Ixophorus (Panicoideae: Poaceae). Int J Plant Sci 165(6) 1089-1105.
- ^ a b "Ixophorus unisetus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b Ixophorus unisetus. Archived 2017-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Grassland Species Profiles. FAO.
- ^ Quattrocchi, U. CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Volume 1. CRC Press. 2006. pg. 1141.
- ^ Ixophorus unisetus. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).