MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Cynodon names

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





Cynodon aethiopicus Clayton & J. R. Harlan

ENGLISH : Ethiopian dog's tooth grass, Nakuru grass, Star grass.   

 

 

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

CHINESE :   百慕达草.

DANISH :  Bermudagræs.

DUTCH :  Handjesgras.

ENGLISH : Bermuda grass, Scutch grass, Star grass.

FINNISH :  Varvasheinä.

FRENCH : Chiendent, Chiendent amélioré, Chiendent dactyle, Chiendent pied-de-poule.

GERMAN :   Bermudagras,  Hundszahngras.

ITALIAN :  Gramigna comune.

JAPANESE :   バーミューダグラス  Baamyudaa gurasu,    バミューダグラス   Bamyudaa gurasu,   ギョウギシバ  Gyougishiba, 行儀芝.

NEPALESE :     Dubo,   Panjaa,   Seto duvo,   Situu.

PORTUGUESE :  Capim-Bermuda (Brazil), Grama bermuda, Grama-seda.

SPANISH :  Grama común,  Grama de España, Hierba Bermuda, Hierba fina,  Pasto bermuda.

SWEDISH :   Bermudagräs,  Hundtandsgräs.

THAI : Ya phaet, Ya phraek.

UNIDENTIFIED : Arampandrotra (Madagascar), Fandrahana (Madagascar), Fandrotsana (Madagascar), Fandropalana (Madagascar), Fandrotrarana (Madagascar), Kindresy (Madagascar).

VIETNAMESE :   Cỏ chỉ, Cỏ chỉ - mùa khô, Cỏ chỉ - mùa mưa, Cỏ gà.

 

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus J. R. Harlan & de Wet

ENGLISH : Giant Bermuda grass.

 

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon

SYNONYM(S) : Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze, Digitaria stolonifera Schrad., Panicum dactylon L. 

AFRIKAANS :   Kweekgras.

ENGLISH : Bahama grass,   Bermuda grass,  Devil's grass, Dog's tooth grass,   Hariali grass,   Indian doab, Quick grass, Star grass.   

FRENCH :   Chiendent dactyle,  Cynodon dactyle, Grand chiendent.

GERMAN :  Bermudagras,  Hundszahngras.

PORTUGUESE :  Capim-Bermuda (Brazil).

SANSKRIT :  Dhub,  Doob.

SPANISH :   Grama rastrera,  Zacate de Bermuda.

 

 As is often the case (when the varietal name is the same than the specific epithet), most common names for this variety are interchangeable with those of the species.

Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt Davy

AFRIKAANS :   Transvaal kweekgras.

ENGLISH : African bermuda grass,  African dog's tooth grass, Florida grass.

FRENCH :   Chiendent du Transvaal.

GERMAN :   Awaiting feedback.

 JAPANESE :  アフリカギョウギシバ   Afurika gyougishiba.

 

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Cynodon  Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress.  School of Agriculture and Food Systems. Faculty of Land & Food Resources. The University of  Melbourne.  Australia.
< http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Cynodon.html > (2005).

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Online

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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary

 

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?cynodon (24 March 2005). (GRIN)

 

 

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