Poaceae Barnhart
Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees
, legitimate, scientific
[Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Hornschuch, C.F. (ed.) (1824), Sylloge Plantarum Novarum 1]:
4
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Poa chinensis L.
legitimate
[Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7]:
617
[secondary reference]
[Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses]:
18
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Poa chinensis L.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Poa decipiens R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Eragrostis decipiens (R.Br.) Steud.
legitimate
[Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species]:
26
[secondary reference]
common name:
Weeping grass
[n/a]
[Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants]:
628
[secondary reference]
[Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85)]:
379
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Leptochloa decipiens (R.Br.) Stapf ex Maiden
legitimate
[Nightingale, M.E., Weiller, C.M. & Lazarides, M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Leptochloa. Flora of Australia 44B]:
452
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Poa chinensis L.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Eleusine chinensis F.Muell.
legitimate
-
Text:
"Mueller's concept is now included in Leptochloa decipiens. Bentham (Fl. Austral. 7: 617, 1878) included Eragrostis decipiens in his synonymy of L. chinensis, but his concept is no longer accepted and Leptochloa chinensis does not occur in Australia."
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census]:
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Poa chinensis L.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Eleusine chinensis F.Muell.
legitimate
-
APC Comment:
An Asian taxon, recorded by several authors, but not known to occur in Australia.