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Acroceras oryzoides

Scientific Name: Acroceras oryzoides

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

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Acroceras oryzoides

Acroceras oryzoides, belonging to the grass family Poaceae, is a tropical and subtropical plant species. It is also known by the synonym Acroceras zizanioides.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Acroceras oryzoides (Sw.) Stapf
  • Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
  • Genus: Acroceras
  • Synonyms:
    • Panicum zizanioides Kunth
    • Panicum oryzoides Stapf
    • Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy
    • Panicum munroanum Bal.
    • Panicum crassiapiculatum Merr.
    • Acroceras crassiapiculatum (Merr.)
    • Echinochloa zizanoides (Kunth) Roberty
    • Echinochloa oryzoides (Stapf) Roberty
    • Panicum balbisianum Schult.
  • Basionym : Acroceras oryzoides Stapf

Distribution and Habitat

  • Acroceras zizanioides (synonym of Acroceras oryzoides) is distributed in Africa, tropical Asia, and southern America.

Additional Information

  • Acroceras oryzoides is common on BCI (Barro Colorado Island, Panama).
  • The "useful plants of West Tropical Africa" by Burkill, H.M. (1994) may contain additional information.

Further Resources

  • Search for Acroceras oryzoides in:
    • The Plant List
    • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
    • Australian Plant Name Index
    • NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
  • WCSP (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families) in the Catalogue of Life.
  • Discover Life
  • The South African National Biodiversity Institute’s southern