Alloteropsis semialata
Cockatoo Grass
Also known as: Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana (Nees) C.E.Hubb. ex Bor +17 more
- Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana (Nees) C.E.Hubb. ex Bor
- Alloteropsis semialata subsp. ecklonii Stapf
- Alloteropsis semialata subsp. viatica (Griffith) Ellis & S.Karthikeyan ex S.Karthikeyan
- Alloteropsis semialata var. eckloniana (Nees) C.E.Hubb. ex Bor, 1960
- Alloteropsis semialata var. eckloniana (Nees) Pilg.
- Alloteropsis semialata var. semialata
- Axonopus semialatus (R.Br.) Hook.f.
- Axonopus semialatus subsp. ecklonianus (Nees) Peter
- Axonopus semialatus subsp. ecklonii (Nees) Stapf
- Axonopus semialatus var. ambigua (Honda) Makino & Nemoto
- Bluffia ecklonia Nees
- Bluffia eckloniana Nees
- Coridochloa semialata (R.Br.) Nees
- Coridochloa semialata (R.Br.) Nees ex Benth.
- Coridochloa semialata (R.Br.) Nees ex Lindl.
- Coridochloa semialata subsp. ambigua Honda
- Oplismenus semialatus (R.Br.) Desv.
- Panicum semialatum R.Br.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Alloteropsis semialata (commonly known as Cockatoo Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms