Hyperthelia dissoluta

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Hyperthelia
Species: Hyperthelia dissoluta
Name

Hyperthelia dissoluta (Nees ex Steud.) Clayton, 1966
Synonyms

Basionym
Anthistiria dissoluta Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 400 (1854).
Homotypic
Hyparrhenia dissoluta (Nees ex Steud.) C.E.Hubb. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 591 (1936).
Heterotypic
Andropogon anthesterioides Rupr. ex M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9(2): 245 (1842), nom. nud.
Andropogon macrolepis Hack., Flora 68: 125 (1885).
Andropogon ruprechtii Hack., Flora 68: 126 (1885).
Hyparrhenia ruprechtii (Hack.) E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 67 (1886).
Sorghum macrolepis (Hack.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
Sorghum ruprechtii (Hack.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
Cymbopogon ruprechtii (Hack.) Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 160 (1899).
Andropogon luteolus Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 9: 241 (1918), nom. provis.
Hyparrhenia macrolepis (Hack.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 328 (1919).
Hyperthelia macrolepis (Hack.) Clayton, Kew Bull. 20: 445 (1966).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Tropical Africa
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Regional: Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Introduced into:
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Clayton, W.D. (1966) Kew Bulletin 20: 441.

Additional references

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hyperthelia dissoluta in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Hyperthelia dissoluta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Hyperthelia dissoluta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 September 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hyperthelia dissoluta. Published online. Accessed: September 23 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hyperthelia dissoluta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Geeldekgras
English: Yellow thatching grass

Hyperthelia dissoluta, the yellow thatching grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is native to Sub‑Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It has been introduced to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil.[1] Its palatability to livestock decreases markedly as the plant matures, and it is a very aggressive competitor, so it has developed a bad reputation among ranchers.[2][3]
References

"Hyperthelia dissoluta (Nees ex Steud.) Clayton". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Hassoun, P. (15 October 2015). "Yellow thatching grass (Hyperthelia dissoluta)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
Jordaan, Jorrie J. (2017). "Controlling Hyperthelia dissoluta (Nees ex. Steud.) Clayton (Yellow thatch grass) through defoliation in southern African rangelands". African Journal of Ecology. 55 (4): 742–747. doi:10.1111/aje.12395.