Genus Cynodon Rich.


Summary
Genus number:
3282
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Accession count:

947 (418  active, 213  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Dactilon Vill., nom. rej. & the heterotypic synonym Capriola Adans., nom. rej.
  • a genus of masculine gender fide Madrid ICN Art. 62.2(a)


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References:
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/taxonomygenus?id=3282. Accessed 11 May 2026.