Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M., Keay, R.W.J., Flora of West Tropical Africa (FWTA), 2nd ed. (1954-1972)
Fl. W. Trop. Afr., ed. 2

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vol. 3(2): (1972)

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p. 394 f. 431

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Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

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name cited:
Dactyloctenium aegyptiacum Willd.
name recognized:
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
name recognized (basionym):
Cynosurus aegyptius L.

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drawing: W.E. Trevithick

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family: Gramineae
subfamily: Chloridoideae
tribe: Eragrostideae
subtribe: Eleusininae

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epithet cited: aegyptiacus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: aegyptius,-a,-um

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cenchrus aegyptius (L.) P. Beauv.; Cynosurus aegyptius L.; Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.; Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Richt.; Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Desf.; Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Pers.; Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Roberty; Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Roxb.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Aegilops saccharina Walter; Cenchrus mucronatus Pers. ex Steudel; Chloris guineensis Schum. & Thonn.; Chloris mucronata Michx.; Chloris prostrata (Willd.) Poiret; Ctenium nukaviense Steudel; Cynosurus aegyptiacus Link; Cynosurus carolinianus Willd. ex Steudel; Cynosurus cavara Dillwyn; Cynosurus ciliaris Hook.f.; Cynosurus distachyos Rottler ex Steudel; Cynosurus macara Ham. ex Wall.; Dactyloctenium aegyptiacum Willd.; Dactyloctenium aegyptiacus Willd.; Dactyloctenium ciliare (Hook.f.) Chiov.; Dactyloctenium distachyum Trin.; Dactyloctenium figarii De Not.; Dactyloctenium meridionale Ham.; Dactyloctenium mpuetense De Wild.; Dactyloctenium mucronatum (Michx.) Willd.; Dactyloctenium prostratum Willd.; Eleusine aegyptia Raf.; Eleusine aegyptiaca (L.) Desf.; Eleusine ciliata Raf.; Eleusine cruciata Lam.; Eleusine egyptia Raf.; Eleusine mucronata (Michx.) Hornem.; Eleusine mucronata Stokes; Eleusine pectinata Moench; Eleusine prostrata Sprengel; Syntherisma aegyptiaca Schultes ex Steudel;