Poaceae
Agrostis

Agrostis keniensis Pilg.

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 513 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 32 (1958).
  • C. E. Hubbard in Flora of Tropical Africa 10: 179 (1937).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 14 (1960).
  • Pilg. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 9: 513 (1926).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1935 Turner, A. [1569] Kenya K000367461 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4861] Kenya K003344359 Yes
Emson, H.E. [359] Tanzania K000367462 Type Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [s.n.] Kenya K003344355 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1662] Kenya K003344360 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [T2262] Uganda K003344356 Yes
Edwards, S. [57] Ethiopia K003344273 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13256] Tanzania K003344363 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7275] Ethiopia K003344274 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1333] Kenya K003344358 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1164] Kenya K003344362 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3260] Kenya K003344361 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1350] Kenya K003344357 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0