Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 615 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics to N. America. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and for fuel.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Is., Chad, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, Gambia, Gulf States, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Wyoming, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Belgium, British Columbia, Chagos Archipelago, Czechoslovakia, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Libya, New Zealand North, Samoa, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania, Uruguay, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 25, 2013 India K000032495 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000032495 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000032495 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000032496 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000032495 No
Sep 25, 2013 Australia K000899896 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000899885 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000899885 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000899885 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000899885 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000899887 No
Sep 25, 2013 Australia K000899896 No
Sep 25, 2013 Australia K000899896 No
Sep 25, 2013 Australia K000899896 No
Sep 25, 2013 Australia K000899897 No
Sep 25, 2013 India K000899886 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366668 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366665 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366667 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366669 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366670 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366671 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366672 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366673 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366674 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366675 No
Jul 6, 2005 South Africa K000366666 No
Apr 7, 2004 India K000032495 No
Apr 7, 2004 India K000032495 No
Apr 7, 2004 India K000032495 No
Apr 7, 2004 India K000032496 No
Apr 7, 2004 India K000032495 No
Peterson, P.; Arrieta, Y.G.; Renteria, F.R.; Gallegos, J.G.G. [25550] Mexico K001614248 Yes
Thailand K000621384 No
Thailand K000621383 No
Thailand K000621374 No
Oct 21, 2019 Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Langa, C.; Zandamela, J.; Muthoque, N. (guide) [JO1637] Mozambique Leptochloa fusca K001346461 No
Nov 1, 2013 El-Keblawy, A.; Mahmoud, T. [1293] United Arab Emirates Leptochloa fusca K000568939 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [16101] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621376 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [16101] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621375 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [16126] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621377 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [16126] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621378 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [16183] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621379 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [16183] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621380 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [8975A] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621374 Yes
Mar 3, 1997 Kerr, A.F.G. [20441] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621381 Yes
Mar 1, 1997 Brown, R. [6254] Australia Leptochloa fusca K000899898 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1829 Wight, R. [1794] India Leptochloa fusca K000032495 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1829 Wight, R. [1871] India Leptochloa fusca K000032496 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1829 Wallich, N. [8894] India Leptochloa fusca K000032497 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [20566] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000621382 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2036] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682386 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2036] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682385 Yes
Mund; Maine [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2037] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682387 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2035] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682382 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2035] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682383 Yes
Drege [s.n] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366670 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trankenb [s.n.] India Leptochloa fusca K000899885 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366673 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366674 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lazarides, M. [7439] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682389 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366666 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366672 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia Leptochloa fusca K000899899 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rehmann [5371] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366665 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan [36] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366669 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia Leptochloa fusca K000899897 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2038] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682388 Yes
Mund; Maine [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366667 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Leptochloa fusca K000899886 Type Yes
Brown, R. [6253] Australia Leptochloa fusca K000899896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [1871] India Leptochloa fusca K000899884 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F, J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Leptochloa fusca K000899901 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [200] Sudan Leptochloa fusca K000366654 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Leptochloa fusca K000899887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wahlberg [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366675 Isotype Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [98] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682381 Yes
Mueller, F, J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Leptochloa fusca K000899900 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2023] Thailand Leptochloa fusca K000682384 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa Leptochloa fusca K000366671 Unknown Type Material Yes

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