Taxon:  Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. pyramidalis (P. Beauv.) Veldkamp



Summary
Genus:
Sporobolus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Subtribe:
Sporobolinae
Nomen number:
409824
Place of publication:
Blumea 35:439.  1991
Verified:
01/23/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
16 (14  active, 12  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Baaijens, G. J. & J. F. Veldkamp. 1991. Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35:393-458.
  3. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 39:139-247.
  4. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  5. Simon, B. K. & S. W. L. Jacobs. 1999. Revision of the genus Sporobolus (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 12:406.
  6. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
  7. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishWest Indian dropseed  1 
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409824. Accessed 12 May 2026.