Cynodon dytahilo

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q208705
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Summary

Cynodon dytahilo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,049 views/month, #905 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Bermuda[4]
  • Parent taxon: Cynodon[5]
  • Taxon name: Cynodon dactylon[6]
  • Subclass of: perennial plant[7]
  • Has use: fodder[8], medicinal plant[9]
  • Commons category: Cynodon dactylon[10]
  • Has basionym: Panicum dactylon[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cynodon dactylon[12]
  • Commons gallery: Cynodon dactylon[13]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[14], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
  • Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[16], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[17], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[18], Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[19]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12848[20]
  • Short name: C. dactylon[21]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnliches Hundszahngras[22], Bermudagrass[23], 狗牙根[24], Handjesgras[25], troskut prstnatý[26], chiendent dactyle[27], mattovarvasheinä[28], 绊根草[29], 爬根草[30], 咸沙草[31], 铁线草[32], அறுகு[33], அறுகம்புல்[34], தூரீலை[35]

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Identifiers

Cynodon dytahilo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 58371[36]. Cynodon dytahilo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28909[37]. Cynodon dytahilo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114871[38]. Cynodon dytahilo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6109637[39]. Cynodon dytahilo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41619[40].

Why It Matters

Cynodon dytahilo has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cynodon-dactylon
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 94517, 449736
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  3. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12136265-n
    Interlingual index id → i100819
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  4. 9w ago · KaterynaVa · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive to → Indonesia, Brazil
    Pfaf id → Cynodon dactylon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Pfaf id: Cynodon dactylon, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157813065|Cynodon dactylon (#157813065)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/566|PFAF]] "
  5. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4NNSb3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Beijing, People's Republic of China, Pantanal +10
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology, WikiProject Plants
    Named after → Bermuda
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007283266705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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