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Taxon:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.) Willd.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Dactyloctenium
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Nomen number:
13133
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 2:1029. 1809 "
aegyptiacum
"
Verified:
11/24/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2
(
2
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cynosurus aegyptius
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eleusine aegyptiaca
(L.) Desf.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson.
Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Note:
based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
http://www.skud.info
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
Flora of Libya. 1976-
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.
Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds.
Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2005
http://www.azoresbioportal.angra.uac.pt/files/noticias_Check_List_Cabo_Verde.pdf
Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds.
The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html
Boulos, L.
Flora of Egypt. 1999-
Chaudhary, S. A.
Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula. 1987
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
FNA Editorial Committee.
Flora of North America. 1993-
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Note:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Dactyloctenium+aegyptium&quantity=1
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Ghazanfar, S. A.
An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2. 1992
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Giraldo-Cañas, D.
2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds.
Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. 2003-
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. 1993
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.
Hara, H. et al.
An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Note:
lists as D. "aegypticum" (L.) P. Beauv.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
Flora of Ecuador. 1973-
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
Hitchcock, A. S.
Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.
Holm, L. et al.
A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.
Merrill, E. D.
An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. 1922-1926
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) Richt.
Migahid, A. M.
Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. 1988-1990
Miller, A. G. & M. Morris.
Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago. 2004
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope.
Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra. 1996-
Mouterde, P.
Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) Asch. & Schw.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
Norton, J. et al.
Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar. 2009
http://www.unesco.org/new/uploads/media/Plant_Species_Checklist_of_Qatar.pdf
Peterson, P. M. et al.
2001. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. Subfamily Chloridoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41:64-65.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) Asch. & Schw.
Radford, A. E. et al.
Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. 1964
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Shukla, U.
Grasses of north-eastern India. 1996
Smith, A. C.
Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:104.
http://proseanet.org
Thulin, M., ed.
Flora of Somalia. 1993-
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest.
Flora of Iraq. 1966-
Note:
lists as D. aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Veldkamp, J. F.
1997. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Note:
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/poaceae/dactyloctenium-aegyptium/fichas/pagina1.htm
Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia.
2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
Wood, J. R. I.
A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
Flora palaestina. 1966-
Zon, A. P. M. van der.
Graminées du Cameroun. 1992
Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
http://posa.sanbi.org/searchspp.php
Common names
English
coast button grass –
Reference(s)
comb fringe grass –
Reference(s)
crowfoot grass –
Reference(s)
duck grass –
Reference(s)
Durban crowfoot –
Reference(s)
finger comb grass –
Reference(s)
finger grass –
Reference(s)
Arabic
na'eem el-saleeb –
Reference(s)
rigl'al'harbaya –
Reference(s)
India
makri –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
estrela –
Reference(s)
grama-de-dedo-egípcia –
Reference(s)
grama-egípcia –
Reference(s)
mão-de-sapo –
Reference(s)
três-dedos –
Reference(s)
Swedish
knapphirs –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
incl. Pemba, Zanzibar
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Yemen
Socotra
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
incl. Bioko
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Zaire
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Bahrain
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Kuwait
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Qatar
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
United Arab Emirates
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
******
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
s.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amapa
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Ceara
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Espirito Santo
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Maranhao
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Para
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Belize
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
(incl. Pemba, Zanzibar),
Uganda
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Yemen
[Socotra]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Equatorial Guinea
(incl. Bioko),
Zaire
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
,
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
United Arab Emirates
,
Bahrain
,
Kuwait
,
Oman
,
Qatar
,
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
CHINA:
China
[Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hainan]
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
******
,
Lebanon
,
Turkey
(s.)
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
MALESIA:
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Naturalized
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[California]
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Amapa, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Maranhao, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Rio de Janeiro]
MESOAMERICA:
Belize
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
Economic Uses
Animal food
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Atlas WWeed) –
Reference(s)
Name
References
Economic Uses