Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (=) Aeluropus brevifolius (J. Koenig ex Willd.) Nees ex Asch. & Schweinf.
• (=) Aeluropus repens (Desf.) Parl.
• (=) Dactylis brevifolia J. Koenig ex Willd.
• Basionym: Dactylis lagopoides L.
• (=) Dactylis repens Desf.

Common names:

• mamoncillo  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Spanish

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

• NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
• NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia (e.), Somalia, Sudan (n.e.)

Asia-Temperate

• ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
• WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq
• CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan
• MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Asia-Tropical

• INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan

Europe

• SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy [Sicilia]

References:

1. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
2. Froman, B. & S. Persson. 1974. An illustrated guide to the grasses of Ethiopia
3. Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
6. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Aeluropus repens
7. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
9. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
10. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=408102. Accessed 3 July 2024.