Dactyloctenium is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von 1809. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, 2: 1029 There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses.
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for DactylocteniumSanbi Red List of South African Plants, South African National Biodiversity Institute, DactylocteniumFlora of China Vol. 22 Page 480 龙爪茅属 long zhao mao shu Dactyloctenium Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 2: 1029. 1809. Dactyloctenium aristatum - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Indian subcontinent Dactyloctenium aegyptium – Egyptian grass - much of Africa; Asia from Turkey to Taiwan to Indonesia; various islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, southern Europe; more Pacific Islands Dactyloctenium australe – Durban grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar Dactyloctenium buchananensis - Queensland Dactyloctenium capitatum - Madagascar Dactyloctenium ctenioides - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Aldabra, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Chagos Islands, and Florida, USA (introduced). Dactyloctenium germinatum – Sudan crowfoot grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar; naturalized in Maryland, southern Mexico Dactyloctenium giganteum - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar; naturalized in Queensland Dactyloctenium hackelii - Socotra Dactyloctenium pilosum - Kenya, Aldabra, Seychelles, Madagascar Dactyloctenium radulans – buttongrass - Australia Dactyloctenium robecchii - Djibouti, Somalia, Socotra, Yemen, Oman Dactyloctenium scindicum - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent; naturalized in Mexico
formerly included see Acrachne, Eragrostis and Harpochloa Dactyloctenium falcatum – Harpochloa falx Dactyloctenium henrardianum – Acrachne henrardiana Dactyloctenium nitidum – Eragrostis nitida Dactyloctenium perrieri – Acrachne perrieri Dactyloctenium verticillatum – Acrachne racemosa
References
External links Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile Grass Manual Treatment