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Cynodon dactylon  (L.) Pers.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 41619

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
  
    Panicum dactylon L.
  
    Agrostis bermudiana Tussac ex Kunth
  
    Agrostis filiformis J. König ex Kunth
  
    Capriola dactylon (L.) Hitchc.
  
    Chloris cynodon Trin.
  
    Cynodon aristiglumis Caro & E.A. Sánchez
  
    Cynodon aristulatus Caro & E.A. Sánchez
  
    Cynodon erectus J. Presl
  
    Cynodon glabratus Steud.
  
    Cynodon occidentalis Willd. ex Steud.
  
    Cynodon pascuus Nees
  
    Cynodon portoricensis Willd. ex Steud.
  
    Cynodon tenuis Trin. ex Spreng.
  
    Cynodon umbellatus (Lam.) Caro
  
    Cynosurus dactylon (L.) Pers.
  
    Cynosurus uniflorus Walter
  
    Dactilon officinale Vill.
  
    Digitaria dactylon (L.) Scop.
  
    Digitaria glumaepatula (Steud.) Miq.
  
    Digitaria littoralis Salisb.
  
    Digitaria stolonifera Schrad.
  
    Fibichia dactylon (L.) Beck
  
    Fibichia umbellata Koeler
  
    Milium dactylon (L.) Moench
  
    Panicum glumaepatulum Steud.
  
    Paspalum dactylon (L.) Lam.
  
    Paspalum umbellatum Lam.
  
    Phleum dactylon Pall. ex Georgi
  
    Cynodon dactylon ssp. glabratus (Steud.) Chev.
  
    Cynodon dactylon var. elegans Rendle
  
    Cynodon dactylon var. glabratus (Steud.) Chiov.
  
    Cynodon dactylon f. viviparus Beetle
  
  Common Name(s): chiendent pied-de-poule
 
    devilgrass
 
    grama-seda
 
    manienie
 
    motie molulu
 
    Bermudagrass
 
    common bermudagrass
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusCynodon Rich. – cynodon, Bermudagrass  
                                  SpeciesCynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. – chiendent pied-de-poule, devilgrass, grama-seda, manienie, motie molulu, Bermudagrass, common bermudagrass  
    Direct Children:  
                                     VarietyCynodon dactylon var. aridus J.R. Harlan & de Wet – Bermudagrass 
                                     VarietyCynodon dactylon var. biflorus Merino  
                                     VarietyCynodon dactylon var. dactylon (L.) Pers. – Bermudagrass 
                                     VarietyCynodon dactylon var. longiglumis Caro & E.A. Sánchez  
                                     VarietyCynodon dactylon var. pilosus Caro & E.A. Sánchez  
       

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  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Cynodon dactylon   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Cynodon dactylon   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Cynodon dactylon   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cynodon dactylon   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cynodon dactylon   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Oceania  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
 

 

    

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