Sporobolus

Translingual

Sporobolus indicus

Etymology

from Ancient Greek σπόρος (spóros, "seed") and βάλλειν (bállein, "to throw"), referring to the dispersion of seeds. [1]

Proper noun

Sporobolus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – dropseeds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Zoysieae - tribe; Sporobolinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sporobolus indicus - type species; for others of the many species see Sporobolus at Tropicos.

References

• Sporobolus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sporobolus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sporobolus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sporobolus at USDA Plants database
• Sporobolus at Tropicos
• Sporobolus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Sporobolus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Sporobolus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Sporobolus at The Plant List
• Sporobolus at World Register of Marine Species