Acroceras Explained

Acroceras is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The genus is widespread across warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with a high amount of diversity in Madagascar.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Species

formerly includedsee Brachiaria Panicum

• Acroceras paucispicatum - Brachiaria paucispicata
• Acroceras pilgerianum - Panicum pilgerianum

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. Stapf, Otto. 1920. Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 621
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40031321 Tropicos, Acroceras Stapf
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00005.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Camus, A. 1946. Lepturus, Acroceras et Brachiaria nouveaux de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 93: 86–89
5. Web site: The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907091014/http://www.delta-intkey.com/grass/www/acrocera.htm . 2008-09-07 .
6. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
7. Clayton, W. D. & S. A. Renvoize. 1982. Gramineae (Part 3). 451–898. In R. M. Polhill (ed.) Flora of Tropical East Africa. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam
8. Zon, A. P. M. v. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun. Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 92–1(2): 1–557.
9. Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta
10. Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh