Dactyloctenium

Dactyloctenium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Dactylocteniinae
Genus:	Dactyloctenium; Willd.
Type species
	Dactyloctenium aegyptium; (L.) Willd.

Dactyloctenium is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.^[1] There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India.^[2] A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses.

Species^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

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) ^[7].
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^[3]

see Acrachne, Eragrostis and Harpochloa

Dactyloctenium falcatum – Harpochloa falx ^[7]
Dactyloctenium henrardianum – Acrachne henrardiana
Dactyloctenium nitidum – Eragrostis nitida
Dactyloctenium perrieri – Acrachne perrieri
Dactyloctenium verticillatum – Acrachne racemosa

References

^ Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von 1809. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, 2: 1029
^ Landge, Shahid Nawaz (31 December 2021). "On the correct identity and distribution of Dactyloctenium scindicum (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Dactylocteniinae) in the Indo-Gangetic plains and Peninsular India and notes on other species in India". Rheedea. 31 (4): 282–295.
^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ The Plant List search for Dactyloctenium
^ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Dactyloctenium
^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 480 龙爪茅属 long zhao mao shu Dactyloctenium Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 2: 1029. 1809.
^ ^a ^b ^c Landge, Shahid Nawaz (2025). "Dactyloctenium ctenioides (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Dactylocteniinae): brief note on the taxonomy, distribution and a new record for North America". Phytotaxa. 700 (1): 029–044.

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[1] Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von 1809. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, 2: 1029

[2] Landge, Shahid Nawaz (31 December 2021). "On the correct identity and distribution of Dactyloctenium scindicum (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Dactylocteniinae) in the Indo-Gangetic plains and Peninsular India and notes on other species in India". Rheedea. 31 (4): 282–295.

[u-3] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[4] The Plant List search for Dactyloctenium

[5] Sanbi Red List of South African Plants, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Dactyloctenium

[6] Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 480 龙爪茅属 long zhao mao shu Dactyloctenium Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 2: 1029. 1809.

[:0-7] Landge, Shahid Nawaz (2025). "Dactyloctenium ctenioides (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Dactylocteniinae): brief note on the taxonomy, distribution and a new record for North America". Phytotaxa. 700 (1): 029–044.

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