Cladium

Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cladieae
Genus: Cladium
Species: C. costatum – C. mariscoides – C. mariscus

Name

Cladium P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 114 (1756)

• Neotype: Cladium jamaicense Crantz, Inst. 1: 362 (Jan–Jul 1766; 'iamaicense') (designated by N.L. Britton, Bull. Dept. Agric. 5, Suppl. 1: 17 (19 Sep 1907), affirmed by K.L. Wilson & P. Goetghebeur, Cyperac. Newslett. 5: 10 (Jul 1989).)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mariscus Scop., Meth. Pl.: 22 (1754) nom. rej. vs. Mariscus Vahl (1805) (nom. cons.)
    • Type: Schoenus mariscus L.
  • Trasis P.Beauv. in T.G.Lestiboudois, Essai Cypér.: 32 (1819)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde (introduced). Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria, Senegal (introduced). Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire (introduced). Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Ethiopia, Socotra (introduced). Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (introduced). Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe (introduced). Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces (introduced). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Madagascar (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia. Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Maldives (introduced), Nepal, West Himalaya. Regional: Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sumatera (introduced). Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands (introduced). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands (introduced). Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Guyana, Suriname (doubtfully present), Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Browne, P. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts. London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cladium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cladium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cladium. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cladium. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Cladium in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2023 Jun 1.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Меч-трава
dansk: Avneknippe
Deutsch: Schneiden
English: sawgrass
eesti: Mõõkrohi
suomi: Taarnat
italiano: Falasco
日本語: ヒトモトススキ属
polski: Kłoć
русский: Меч-трава
svenska: Agsläktet
українська: Меч-трава
中文: 克拉莎属

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