Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Bengali:
Dul
Common Names in English:
Hippo Grass, Bourgu, Burgu Grass, Creeping Paddy Weed, Long-Awn Water Grass
Common Names in French:
Borgou, Bourgou, Pied De Coq Du Niger
Common Names in Malay:
Rumput Kumpai (Indonesia)
Common Names in Portuguese:
Capim-Arroz
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Graminoid
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Commelinidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Juncanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Poales
()
- Small, 1903
- Family:
Gramineae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Subfamily:
Panicoideae
()
- Tribe:
Paniceae
()
- Subtribe:
Setariinae
()
- Genus:
Echinochloa
()
- Palisot de Beauvois, 1812, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
stagnina
- (Retz.) Beauv.
- Botanical name: - Echinochloa stagnina (Retz.) Beauv.
- Specific epithet:
stagnina
- (Retz.) Beauv.
- Genus:
Echinochloa
(
- Subtribe:
Setariinae
(
- Tribe:
Paniceae
(
- Subfamily:
Panicoideae
(
- Family:
Gramineae
(
- Order:
Poales
(
- Superorder:
Juncanae
(
- Subclass:
Commelinidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Echinochloa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
E. caudata (Long-Awned Barnyard Grass) · E. colona (Jungle Rice) · E. colonum (Jungle Rice) · E. crus-galli (Barnyard Grass) · E. crus-galli var. crus-galli (Barnyard Grass) · E. crus-pavonis (Gulf Cock's-Spur Grass) · E. crus-pavonis var. crus-pavonis (Gulf Cockspur Grass) · E. crus-pavonis var. macera (Gulf Cockspur Grass) · E. crusgalli (Large Barnyard Grass) · E. elliptica (Elliptic Cockspur Grass) · E. esculenta (Japanese Millet) · E. frumentacea (Billion Dollar Grass) · E. haploclada (Cockspur) · E. muricata (Rough Barnyard Grass) · E. muricata microstachya (Rough Barnyard Grass) · E. muricata var. microstachya (Rough Barnyardgrass) · E. muricata var. muricata (Rough Barnyardgrass) · E. oplismenoides (Chihuahuan Cockspur) · E. oryzicola (Rice Barnyardgrass) · E. oryzoides (Early Water Grass) · E. paludigena (Florida Cockspur) · E. phyllopogon (Paddy Barnyard Grass) · E. picta (Variegated Cockspur Grass) · E. polystachya (Creeping River Grass) · E. pyramidalis (Antelope Grass) · E. spectabilis (Showy Cockspur) · E. spiralis (Cockspur) · E. stagnina (Hippo Grass) · E. telmatophila (Swamp Barnyard Grass (Aust)) · E. turneriana (Channel Millet) · E. walteri (Coast Cockspur)
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Further Reading
- An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants, Manila, Bureau of Printing, 1922-26. url p. 68.
- Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc., South African Museum, etc.] url p. 391.
- Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 4, October 1986: programme on man and the biosphere (MAB) IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 88.
- Botanical publications of E.D. Merrill. [New York, etc., 1899- url p. 68.
- Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series. Royal Gardens, Kew. 9 1922 [Kew, Surrey: Royal Botanic Gardens], 1898-1936; url p. 831.
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45 2003 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 100, p. 173, p. 223, p. 303, p. 304, p. 335, p. 418, p. 524, p. 653.
- Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 425.
- Directory of Wetlands of International Importance. IUCN url p. 415, p. 765.
- Flora Vitiensis nova: a new Flora of Fiji (spermatophytes only) / Albert C. Smith. Lawaii, Hawaii: Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, 1979- url p. 340.
- Hand-book of Indian flora; being a guide to all the flowering plants hitherto described as indigenous to the continent of India. [Madras?]Trabancore Sircar Press, 1864-69. url .
- IUCN Directory of Afrotropical Protected Areas IUCN, UNEP url p. 106, p. 88, p. 941.
- Inventory of seeds and plants imported / U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1914-1924. url p. 1, p. 83, p. 84, p. 94.
- Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. 6 1862 London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts: ||Williams and Norgate, 1857-1864. url p. 39.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 220.
- Revision of the flora of the Bombay presidency. [S.l.: s.n.], 1927-1930. url p. 25.
- The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. 9 1867 London: the Society: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green: ||Williams and Norgate, 1865-1968. url p. 319.
- The flora of British India /By J. D. Hooker assisted by various botanists. Published under the authority of the secretary of state for India in council. 7 1897 London: L. Reeve, 1875-97. url p. 31, p. 31.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 27, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 27, 2008)
- USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Australian National Herbarium (CANB)
- Bioversity International: The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources (SINGER)
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus: The AAU Herbarium Database
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2660928
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-40675
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131889-3
- GRIN Nomen Number: 14836
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 40675
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PMPOA2D0E0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ECST4
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 36727
