Poaceae
Centotheca

Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv.

First published in Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 189 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén., ed. 2, 408.
  • Chev. Bot. 751
  • in Nouv. Bull. Soc. Philom. 2: 189 (1810)
  • in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 135

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Wilder, G. P. (1934). The flora of Makatea CNV. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 120: 1-49.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 2, 2023 Sene, O. ; Okon, F. ; Tah, K. ; Tambe, V. ; Abang, E. [552] Cameroon K001562737 Yes
Nov 25, 2022 Cheek, M.; Tchiam; Molmou; Soropogui [19153] Guinea K001562180 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Wardi et al. [BOHK 333] Indonesia K000734721 Yes
Dec 16, 2009 Mandarsih [GM 1] Indonesia K000576277 Yes
Dec 16, 2009 Mandarsih [GM 002] Indonesia K000576275 Yes
Dec 16, 2009 Hermiandi [HM 001] Indonesia K000576276 Yes
Sep 1, 2005 Tadjouteu, F. [632] Cameroon K000199960 No
Aug 1, 2003 Henry, A. [417] Taiwan K000307976 Holotype Yes
Aug 1, 2003 Dallachy, J. [s.n.] Australia K000307975 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4280] Cameroon K000107903 No
Jun 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [927] Cameroon K000107845 No
Jan 1, 1996 Marsden, J. [30a] Cameroon K000182117 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5781] Cameroon K000540025 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5836] Cameroon K000437970 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5830] Cameroon K000540029 No
Jan 1, 1810 Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000032445 Type Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; et al. [4125] Thailand K000682256 Yes
McClure, F.A. [10523] China K003059823 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs.) [1182] India K003059876 Yes
Lei, C.I. [193] China K003059825 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [42237] India K003059894 Yes
Smitinand, T. [5597] Thailand K000682254 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India K003059852 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [KS95/030] Thailand K000682250 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [KS95/030] Thailand K000682249 Yes
Put [2133] Thailand K000621660 Yes
Put [2133] Thailand K000621661 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [767] Cameroon K001383846 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7412] Thailand K000682251 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] K001117339 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meebold, A.E. [7223] India K003059886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003059827 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K003059842 Yes
Cheek, M.; Harvey; Etuge; Tchiengue; Corcoran; Horwath [12849] Cameroon K001562332 No
Sampson, T. [1556] China K003059829 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [868] Thailand K000621650 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [24210] India K003059888 Yes
s.coll. [17510D] India K003059884 Yes
Balslev, H.; Poopath, M.; Karaket, P.; Thaotawin, P.; Kladwong, P.; Rujichaipimon, W.; Brem Nøhr, N. [10145] Thailand K001767557 No
Cable, S.; Manthi, F.; Kahinju, S.; Ekpe, K.; Iwatt, J.; Schenenberger, J.; Slangen, P.; Teearu, T.; Mambo, P.; Iwatt, T. [2088] Cameroon K001562212 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7482] Thailand K000682261 Yes
Mayuranathan, P.V. [s.n.] India K003059862 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] Burma K001117344 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] India K003059877 Yes
Collins, D.J. [1899&A] Thailand K000682262 Yes
Geesing, R.; Hiepko, P.; Phengklai, C. [7720] Thailand K000682267 Yes
Phengkhlai, C. [625] Thailand K000682264 Yes
Dundas J. [13901] Cameroon K000182120 No
Griffith [541] India K001651839 Yes
Williams, L. [17274] Thailand K000682258 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003059858 No
Guile, D.P.M. [3891] Hong Kong K003059839 Yes
s.coll. [1803] India K003059860 Yes
Merrill, A.D.E. [206] Philippines K000290417 Type Yes
Sangkhachand, B. [1548] Thailand K000682245 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [16512] Thailand K000621659 Yes
Brunt, M.A. [1011] Cameroon K000182121 No
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Bilivogui, D.; Daniels, A.K. [10035] Liberia K001562299 No
Simitinand, T. [3651] Thailand K000682263 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3731] India K003059883 Yes
Larsen, K. [8529] Thailand K000682243 Yes
Henry, A. [99] Taiwan K003059830 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3826] India K001117336 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; et al. [90/193] Thailand K000682260 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hong Kong K003059833 Yes
s.coll. [6671] India K003059882 Yes
Wight [1093] India K003059870 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] Burma K001117342 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40611B] India K003059885 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [5158] Hong Kong K003059837 Yes
s.coll. [9593] India K003059847 Yes
Sangkhachand, B. [938] Thailand K000682244 Yes
Liang, H.Y. [66250] China K003059824 Yes
But, P. [093] Hong Kong K003059832 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003059861 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; et al. [3609] Thailand K000682255 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs.) [946] India K003059875 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7892] India K003059881 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [2192] India K003059891 Yes
But, P. [284] Hong Kong K003059841 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [284] India K003059887 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] Burma K001117343 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n133] Cameroon K000182122 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] K001117340 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003059848 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [5284] Hong Kong K003059838 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7986] India K003059898 Yes
Meebold, A. [10508] India K003059849 Yes
Christopher, J. [G 231] India K003059892 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [2192] India K003059896 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [5426] Thailand K000682242 No
Williams, L. [17243] Thailand K000682257 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [96GOA/020] India K003059867 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15490] India K003059855 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] Burma K001117345 Unknown Type Material Yes
Geesing, R.; Hiepko, P.; Phengklai, C. [7581] Thailand K000682268 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6715] Thailand K000621651 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [8994] Hong Kong K003059835 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [15502] India K003059866 Yes
Charoenphol, Ch.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [4468] Thailand K000682259 Yes
Chow, K.S. [78276] China K003059826 Yes
Lei, C.I. [193] China K003059822 Yes
Thomson, G. [99] India K001651693 Yes
Williams, L. [17015] Thailand K000682266 Yes
Smitinand, T. [6154] Thailand K000682241 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11233] Thailand K000621656 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11233] Thailand K000621657 Yes
Put [4371] Thailand K000621664 Yes
Put [4371] Thailand K000621665 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [10771] Thailand K000621654 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10771] Thailand K000621655 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7483] Thailand K000682252 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [36238A] India K003059844 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7936] Thailand K000621652 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003059865 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003059851 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3826] India K001117335 Unknown Type Material Yes
md Haniff; Noor [3644] Thailand K000682247 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13806] Thailand K000621658 Yes
Meebold, A. [12310] India K003059854 Yes
Bor, N.L. [2424A] India K003059863 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3826] India K001117337 Unknown Type Material Yes
Talbot, W.A. [2192] India K003059890 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [2453] India K003059889 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [3775] India K003059850 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3711] India K003059895 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18347] India K003059871 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [5281] Thailand K000682265 Yes
Put [4318A] Thailand K000621663 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10039] India K003059897 Yes
Urquhart [1861] Hong Kong K003059834 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6636] India K003059879 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [8322] India K003059880 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [181A] India K003059846 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; Liu, S. [155] Hong Kong K003059831 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Abbe, E.C. [6171] Thailand K000682248 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] India K003059878 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6619] India K003059864 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] K001117338 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sangkhachand, B. [1453] Thailand K000682253 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] China K003059828 Yes
Christopher, J. [G 360] India K003059893 Yes
Takawa, M.; Iwatsuki, k.; Fukuoka, N. [T 324] Thailand K000682246 No
Put [2670] Thailand K000621662 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, J. [2207] India K003059872 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [8252] India K003059874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003059859 Yes
s.coll. [1349] India K001651840 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K003059857 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13730] India K003059856 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24900] India K003059843 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7936A] Thailand K000621653 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3826] K001117341 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India K003059853 Yes
Smitinand, T. [2033] Thailand K000682284 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [1451] Hong Kong K003059836 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; Arboretum, A. [8595A] Hong Kong K003059840 Yes
[Nsh. Wonger] [284] India K003059873 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Kerr, A.F.G. [11522] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621667 No
Nov 1, 1971 Marcan, A. [2548] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621673 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Put [567] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621671 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Kerr, A.F.G. [19362] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621670 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Bakhuizen van der Brink, R.C. [3312] Indonesia Centotheca longilamina K000290418 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Kerr, A.F.G. [16789] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621669 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Kerr, A.F.G. [16512] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621668 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Put [569] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621672 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9314] Thailand Centotheca longilamina K000621666 No

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