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Imperata

Genus of grasses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Imperata
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Imperata is a small but widespread genus of tropical and subtropical grasses, commonly known as satintails.[1][2]

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Satintail grass species are perennial rhizomatous herbs with solid, erect stems and silky inflorescences. The best known species is Imperata cylindrica, which is recognized as a devastating noxious weed in many places and cultivated as an ornamental plant in others.[3][4][5][6]

The genus is named after Ferrante Imperato, a Renaissance apothecary who lived in Naples in the late-16th and early-17th centuries. His collection included a herbarium.[7][8][9]

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Species

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As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[10]

  • Imperata brasiliensis - South + Central America, West Indies, southern Mexico
  • Imperata brevifolia - southwestern US (CA AZ NV UT NM TX)
  • Imperata cheesemanii - Kermadec Islands (part of New Zealand)
  • Imperata condensata - Argentina, Chile
  • Imperata conferta - plumegrass, kunay grass - Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Micronesia
  • Imperata contracta - guayanilla - South + Central America, West Indies, southern Mexico
  • Imperata cylindrica - bladygrass, cogongrass, speargrass, silver-spike - Africa, southern Europe, southwestern Asia; introduced in central and eastern Asia, North America, various islands
  • Imperata flavida - Hainan Province in China
  • Imperata minutiflora - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina
  • Imperata parodii - southern Chile
  • Imperata tenuis - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Corrientes Province of Argentina

Formerly Included

Various species have been relocated to other genera, such as Cinna, Lagurus, Miscanthus Saccharum, and Tripidium:[11]

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