MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Eragrostis names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

 

Notes

 

Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult., Eragrostis plumosa (Retz.) Link, Poa amabilis L., Poa plumosa Retz., Poa tenella L.

CHINESE : Ji yu cao, Xu xu cao, Luan cao (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Japanese lovegrass, Feather lovegrass.

JAPANESE : Nuka kaze kusa.

MALAY : Rumput asép (Indonesia).

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis aspera (Jacq.) Nees

SYNONYM(S) : Poa aspera Jacq.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis atrovirens (Desf.) Steud.

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis atrovirens (Desf.) Trin., Eragrostis atrovirens (Desf.) Trin. ex Steud., Eragrostis chariis (Schult.) Hitchc., Poa chariis Schult., Poa atrovirens Desf.

CHINESE : Shu fu cao, Yu chuan cao, Chuan yu cao.

MALAY : Rumput dawai pengikat.

VIETNAMESE : -.

Eragrostis barrelieri Daveau

ENGLISH : Mediterranean love grass, Pitted love grass.

Eragrostis chariis (Schult.) Hitchc.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa chariis Schult., Eragrostis elegantula (Kunth) Nees ex Steud.

CHINESE : Shu fu cao.

ENGLISH : Thalia lovegrass.

JAPANESE : Kuro kaze kusa.

Considered by some authors as a synonym of Eragrostis atrovirens (Desf.) Steud., and by others as a synonym of Eragrostis nutans (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch.

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo-Lutati, Eragrostis megastachya (Koeler) Link, Eragrostis major Host, Poa cilianensis All., Poa megastachya Koeler

CHINESE : Da hua mei cao, Xing xing cao (medicinal name).

DANISH : Slørhvene

DUTCH : Groot liefdegras.

ENGLISH : Gray love grass, Snake Grass, Stinkgrass (USA), Stink lovegrass, Greater love-grass.

FINNISH : Tanakkaröllinurmikka.

FRENCH : Éragrostide amourette, Éragrostide de Ciliani (Switzerland), Éragrostis majeur, Grand éragrostis.

GERMAN : Großes Liebesgras, Grossaehriges Liebesgras, , Grossähriges Liebesgras (Switzerland).

ITALIAN : Gramignone, Panicella maggiore (Switzerland).

JAPANESE : Suzume gaya.

SPANISH : Eragrostis mayor.

SWEDISH : Stort kärleksgräs.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. subsp. cilianensis

Information needed.

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. subsp. starosselskyi (Grossh.) Tzvelev

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis starosselskyi Grossh.

ENGLISH : Kazakhstan stink lovegrass.

Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa ciliaris L.

ENGLISH : Woolly love grass.

JAPANESE : Amerika kaze kusa.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis chloromelas Steud., Eragrostis jeffreysii Hack., Eragrostis robusta Stent, Poa curvula Schrad.

AFRIKAANS : Oulandsgras.

CROATIAN : Kosmatka Africka.

ENGLISH : African lovegrass, Weeping lovegrass.

FRENCH : Éragrostide courbée.

GERMAN : Gekrümmtes Liebesgras.

ITALIAN : Eragrostide curvula.

JAPANESE : Shinadare suzume gaya, Wiipin gurabu gurasu.

PORTUGUESE : Capim-chorão.

SPANISH : Pasto ilorón (Latin America), Pasto llorón (Peru).

SWEDISH : Afrikanskt kärleksgräs.

TURKISH : Salkim yalaf (no dot on i).

Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. ampla

Information needed.

Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Nees

ENGLISH : Boer love grass.

Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. curvula

Information needed.

Eragrostis echinochloidea Stapf

AFRIKAANS : Bosluisgras.

ENGLISH : Tick grass.

Eragrostis elegans Nees

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis interrupta (Lam.) Döll, Poa interrupta Lam.

Eragrostis ferruginea (Thunb.) P. Beauv.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa ferruginea Thunb.

CHINESE : Zhi feng cao, Lu shui cao, Zhi feng cao (medicinal name).

JAPANESE : Kaze kusa.

VIETNAMESE : (set should be sét).

Eragrostis glomerata (Walter) L.H. Dewey

JAPANESE : Tachiho suzume gaya.

Eragrostis hispida Schumach.

ENGLISH : Broad-leaved Zimbabwe lovegrass.

Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton et al.

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) BSP., Eragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nees, Poa hypnoides Lam.

ENGLISH : Creeping lovegrass.

FRENCH : Éragrostide hypnoïde.

Eragrostis intermedia Hitchc.

JAPANESE : Nohara kaze kusa.

Eragrostis japonica (Thunb.) Trin.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa japonica Thunb.

CHINESE : Luan cao, Xu xu cao.

ENGLISH : Japanese lovegrass.

JAPANESE : Kogome kaze kusa.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis lingulata W. D. Clayton

FRENCH : Éragrostis des pays sahéliens, Éragrostide des pays sahéliens.

Eragrostis malayana Stapf.

MALAY : Rumput dawai halus.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis mexicana (Hornem.) Link

SYNONYM(S) : Poa mexicana Hornem.

DUTCH : Mexikaans liefdegras.

ENGLISH : Mexican love grass.

FRENCH : Éragrostis mexicain.

GERMAN : Mexikanisches Liebesgras.

ITALIAN : Panicella del Messico.

SPANISH : Eragrostis mejicana.

SWEDISH : Mexikanskt kärleksgräs.

Eragrostis mexicana (Hornem.) Link subsp. mexicana

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis neomexicana Vasey ex Dewey in Coulter

ENGLISH : Mexican love grass.

SWEDISH : Mexikanskt kärleksgräs.

Eragrostis mexicana (Hornem.) Link subsp. virescens (J. Presl) S. D. Koch & Sánchez Vega

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis virescens J. Presl, Eragrostis orcuttiana Vasey

SPANISH : Gramilla de huerta.

Eragrostis minor Host

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis suaveolens A. K. Becker ex Claus, Poa eragrostis L., Eragrostis poaeoides P. Beauv., nom. illeg.

CHINESE : Xiao hua mei cao, Xing xing cao (medicinal name).

DANISH : Liden kærlighedsgræs.

ENGLISH : Small love-grass, Little love grass.

FINNISH : Matalaröllinurmikka.

FRENCH : Petite éragrostide.

GERMAN : Kleines Liebesgras.

ITALIAN : Panicella minore (Switzerland).

JAPANESE : Ko suzume gaya.

NORWEGIAN : Byfriargras.

SWEDISH : Kärleksgräs.

Eragrostis montana Bal.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis multicaulis Steud.

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. damiensiana (Bonnet) Thell.

JAPANESE : Niwa hokori.

Eragrostis multispicula Kitagawa

JAPANESE : Oo niwa hokori.

Eragrostis nevinii Hance

CHINESE : Hua nan hua mei cao, Guang dong hua mei cao, Ni shi hua mei cao, Qing yuan hua mei cao.

Eragrostis nigra Nees ex Steud.

CHINESE : Hei sui hua mei cao, Lu shui cao (medicinal name), Niu cao.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis nutans (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis chariis (Schult.) Hitchc.

JAPANESE : Kuro kaze kusa (as E. chariis).

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis paradoxa Launert

ENGLISH : Fine-leaved Zimbabwe lovegrass.

Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis diffusa Buckley, Poa pectinacea Michx. , Eragrostis purshii Schrad.

ENGLISH : Tufted love grass.

Eragrostis perennans Keng

CHINESE : Su gen hua mei cao, Chuan yu cao.

 

Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P. Beauv.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa pilosa L.

CHINESE : Hua mei cao, Xing xing cao (medicinal name).

DANISH : Tottet slørhvene.

DUTCH : Draadliefdegras, Straatliefdegras.

ENGLISH : Hairy lovegrass, Indian lovegrass, India lovegrass, Small-tufted lovegrass.

FINNISH : Hoikkaröllinurmikka.

FRENCH : Pâturin poilu, Éragrostide à manchettes, Éragrostide poilue (Switzerland).

GERMAN : Behaartes Liebesgras.

ITALIAN : Fienarola porporina, Fienarola sottile, Panicella pelosa (Switzerland).

JAPANESE : Murasaki niwa hokori.

SPANISH : Barba de Indio, Eragrostis peluda.

SWEDISH : Hårigt kärleksgräs.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P. Beauv. var. imberbis Franch.

CHINESE : Wu mao hua mei cao.

Eragrostis pilosissima Link

VIETNAMESE : -.

Eragrostis refracta (Muhl.) Scribn.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa refracta Muhl. , Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Steud. var. refracta (Muhl.) Chapm., Eragrostis campestris Trin.

Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl

Information needed.

Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl subsp. oxylepis (Torr.) S. D. Koch

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis oxylepis (Torr.) Torr.

ENGLISH : Red love grass.

Eragrostis silveana Swallen.

JAPANESE : Shiro kaze kusa.

Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa spectabilis Pursh.

ENGLISH : Purple love grass.

Eragrostis superba Peyr.

ENGLISH : Sawtooth love grass, Wilman love grass.

JAPANESE : Koba nosou modoki.

GERMAN : Herzstraubgras.

SPANISH : Pasto avena.

Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Link, Poa abyssinica Jacq. , Poa tef Zuccagni

AFRIKAANS : Gewone bruin tef.

AMHARIC : Tyeff.

ARABIC : Tahf, Thaf, Thaff, Theff, Tteff, T'af, T'ef (Ethiopia).

DANISH : Abessinsk rapgraes.

DUTCH : Abessijns liefdegras.

ENGLISH : Annual bunch grass (Aust.), Tef, Teff, Williams lovegrass, Abyssinian lovegrass, Teff grass.

FINNISH : Tefheinä.

FRENCH : Mil éthiopien.

GERMAN : Äthiopisches Liebesgras.

JAPANESE : Tefu.

SWEDISH : Teff.

 

Types : Narrow-panicled / Rat-tailed / Muri, Dwarf / Dabi, Loose-panicled, White tef (Thaf hagaiz) / Grain tef, Red fodder tef, Brown fodder tef.

Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. -> Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.

Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. var. insularis C.E. Hubb.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa tenuifolia A. Rich.

ENGLISH : Elastic grass.

Eragrostis tremula Hochst.

FRENCH : Éragrostis des pays sahéliens, Éragrostide des pays sahéliens.

VIETNAMESE : .

Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees

SYNONYM(S) : Poa unioloides Retz.

CHINESE : Niu shi cao.

ENGLISH : Chinese lovegrass.

MALAY : Ramput kolam padang, Padang togu (Indonesia), Rumput udang (Indonesia).

SINHALESE : Awaiting feedback.

THAI : Yakhaipu.

Eragrostis viscosa (Retz.) Trin.

SYNONYM(S) : Poa viscosa Retz.

ENGLISH : Sticky love grass.

MALAY : Rumput dawai lekat.

Eragrostis zeylanica Nees & Mey.

SYNONYM(S) : Eragrostis elongata Stapf., non Jacq.

VIETNAMESE : .

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

Aeschimann (Dr.) et Heitz (Dr.). Index Synonymique de la Flore de Suisse et Territoires Limitrophes. Centre du Réseau Suisse de Floristique (CRSF). Common names, botanically indexed : < http://wwwcjb.unige.ch/rsf/sisf/index_2/frameset.htm >. (French, German, Italian).

Bilder ur Nordens Flora Index Swedish / Latin linked to descriptions in Swedish and illustrations. < http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/nordflor/alfindex.html >

Den Virtuella Floran 1996 to 2000, Naturhistoriska Riskmuseet. Maintained by Arne Anderberg. < http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html > Indexes in Swedish or Latin, Search engine available.

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert > (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Latin with authority names)

Hô Pham-hoang, 1993, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Vol. III, Number 2. Montréal, Canada.

I.S.T.A. 1982, A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names. I. Field Crops, Grasses & Vegetables, Second Edition, International SeedTesting Association, Zurich, Switzerland.

Lazarides M., Cowley K. & Hohnen P. 1997, CSIRO Handbook of Australian Weeds, Australian National Herbarium, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Takashi Enomoto, 2000, Wild Plants of Japan. Research Institute for Bio-Resources, Okayama University, Japan. Several indexes with Japanese & Latin names < http://www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp/wild/zassou/hyou.htm > & < http://www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp/wild/kika/tanshiyo.htm >.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?eragrostis (06 July 2000). (A number of languages, some romanised, Latin with authority names)

Vietmeyer Noel D. et al 1996, Lost Crops of Africa. Volume 1- Grains. National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., USA.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : In progress.

 

NOTES

1. Chinese names of Eragrostis can be extremely misleading. Many species have the same medicinal name. The common name of some species can be similar to the medicinal names of others species etc. To facilitate sorting we have bolded the main names. Only those can be relied upon.

2. Eragrostis chariis is not very popular. As a consequence we have not been able to match it with any synonym so far, this is assuming that it has some synonym(s).

3. Extra vocabulary :

Erba dell'amore (Italian) = Love grass (English) = Kaerlighedsgraes (Danish).

4. There should be over 1300 records in the above pages, so the task of sorting the botanical names is far from completed. More than 1000 of the 1300 + Latin names do not have a common name in any language. Suggestions ?

 

RESOURCES

Ornamental Grasses by Tom Voigt. (Photo index). < http://www.outreach.uiuc.edu/grassid/index.html >

 

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