Dichanthium

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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|image = Dichanthium sericeum flowers.jpg

|image_caption = Dichanthium sericeum

|display_parents = 4

|taxon = Dichanthium

|authority = Willemet

|type_species_authority = Willemet

|type_species = Dichanthium nodosum

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40029651 Tropicos, Dichanthium Willemet ][http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=451382 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

|synonyms =

  • Andropogon subg. Dichanthium (Willemet) Hack.
  • Diplasanthum Desv.
  • Eremopogon Stapf
  • Gymnandropogon (Nees) Duthie
  • Lepeocercis Trin.

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File:Dichanthium jainii.jpg

Dichanthium, known commonly as bluestem or bluegrass, is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.

Some species have become naturalized in the Americas and on various oceanic islands.Willemet, Pierre Remi 1796. Annalen der Botanick. ed. Usteri 18: 11[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=109887 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 604 双花草属 shuang hua cao shu Dichanthium]Bhat, V., et al. [https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-642-14255-0_6.pdf#page-1 Chapter 6: Dichanthium.] In: Kole, C., Ed. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources, Millets and Grasses. Springer. 2011.[http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:416238 Atlas of Living Australia, Dichanthium Willemet Bluegrasses]

Species

Species include:[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Dichanthium The Plant List search for Dichanthium]

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Former species

Several species formerly included are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including in: Andropogon, Bothriochloa, Capillipedium, Euclasta, and Pseudodichanthium.

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