Poaceae
Aristida

Aristida funiculata Trin. & Rupr.

First published in Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 159 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Verde to NW. India. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Burkina, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, West Himalaya, Yemen

Introduced into:

Myanmar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Gillet, H. (1968). Le peuplement végétal du massif de l'Ennedi (Tchad). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 17: 1-206.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 407
  • Chev. Bot. 740
  • De Miré & Gillet in J. Agric. Trop. 3: 727.
  • Henrard in Med. Rijks Herb. 58: 90
  • Sp. Gram. Stip. 159 (1842)
  • in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 47

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Gillet, H. (1968). Le peuplement végétal du massif de l'Ennedi (Tchad). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 17: 1-206.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 396 (1956).
  • Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stip.: 159 (1842).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Quartin Dillon; Petit [s.n.] Ethiopia K000366829 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 1961 Leprieur [s.n.] Senegal K000366821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K000906060 Syntype Yes
Miller, A.G. [6086] Oman K003942720 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [24934] India K003943418 Yes
s.coll. [18] Pakistan K003943367 Yes
Jackholm, V.; Kassas, M.; Samy, M.; Girgis, W.A.; Lahran, M.A. [s.n.] Egypt K003942725 Yes
Santapau, H. [16220 A] India K003943425 Yes
Mohd, J. [8027] Pakistan K003943365 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3058] Yemen K003942711 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [[12318/1]] Oman K003942721 Yes
Bolle, C. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K003375811 No
Audru, J. [2282] Senegal K003375818 Yes
Pase; Kimba [3147] Niger K003375839 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K003943401 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6770] India K003943404 Yes
Cope, T.A. [333] Oman K003942719 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [6297] Senegal K003375821 Yes
Bourne [3590] India K003943398 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24639C] India K003943417 Yes
Harsukh [20712] India K003943419 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1273] Saudi Arabia K003942709 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traoré, S.A. [s.n.] Senegal K003375819 Yes
Saadou, M. [1464] Niger K003375838 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [44916A] Cabo Verde K003375812 Yes
Barber, C.A. [4602] India K003943391 Yes
Jacquemont, V.V. [489] India K003943421 Yes
Kotschy [98] Egypt K000366817 Unknown Type Material Yes
Khattab; Simpson, N.D. [F3955] Egypt K003942723 Yes
Mosnier, M. [3012] Saudi Arabia K003942705 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3638] India K003943407 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4240] India K003943399 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [2371] Mali K003375831 Yes
s.coll. [[50]] India K003943387 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21337] India K003943423 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [24760] Mali K003375825 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] Pakistan K003943369 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21298] India K003943393 Yes
Falconer, H. [s.n.] India K003943400 Yes
de Leeuw, P.N. [2074] Nigeria K003375841 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Sobere, T. [s.n.] Senegal K003375822 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003943414 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21385] Pakistan K003943373 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1058] Egypt K003942726 Yes
Cope, T.A. [608] Oman K003942717 Yes
Malato-Beliz; Guerra, J.A. [309] Cabo Verde K003375813 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21902] Pakistan K003943374 Yes
Golding, F. [31] Nigeria K003375842 Yes
Darius, F. [[20041113100]] Chad K003376267 Yes
Davey, J.T. [042] Mali K003375834 Yes
s.coll. [24639E] India K003943424 Yes
Lean, O.B. [84] Niger K003375832 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7347] Saudi Arabia K003942706 Yes
s.coll. [[3787A]] India K003943397 Yes
Thomson, T. [1525] Pakistan K003943379 Yes
Malato-Beliz; Guerra, J.A. [79] Cabo Verde K003375815 Yes
s.coll. [18] Pakistan K003943368 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Pakistan K003943378 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21339] India K003943383 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traoré, S.A. [s.n.] Senegal K003375820 Yes
Cope, T.A. [563] Oman K003942718 Yes
s.coll. [19] India K003943412 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21335] India K003943422 Yes
s.coll. [4257] Chad K003376268 Yes
Miller, A.G. [2385A] Oman K003942722 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003943416 Yes
Jacquemont, V.V. [1400] India K003943409 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [2371] Mali K003375824 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [27838] Pakistan K003943362 Yes
Berhaut [1742] Senegal K003375817 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21298] India K003943392 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23311] Pakistan K003943375 Yes
Farrow, R.A. [84] Mali K003375827 Yes
s.coll. [4242] Chad K003376266 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23311] Pakistan K003943376 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Pakistan K003943381 Yes
illegible [4483] India K003943403 Yes
Cope, T.A. [544] Oman K003942714 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [24956] Mali K003375828 Yes
Raizada, M.B. [23791] India K003943413 Yes
Demange [22/1957] Mali K003375829 Yes
s.coll. [164] Saudi Arabia K003942708 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003943402 Yes
Barber, C.A. [4568] India K003943385 Yes
Barber, C.A. [2707] India K003943384 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [18815] India K003943406 Yes
Chevalier, A. [9614] Chad K003376265 Yes
Lace, J.H. [s.n.] Pakistan K003943372 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [20712] India K003943415 Yes
s.coll. [[1067]] India K003943386 Yes
Herb Wight [3297] India K003943394 Yes
Falconer, H. [s.n.] India K003943411 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6895] Saudi Arabia K003942710 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traoré, S.A. [s.n.] Senegal K003375823 Yes
Wadhwa, B.M. [7575] India K003943408 Yes
Sultan ul Abedin [s.n.] Pakistan K003943371 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [118] Pakistan K003943380 Yes
Norris, J.J. [163] Pakistan K003943366 Yes
Leclercq, A. [[42655]] Mali K003375830 Yes
Hagerup, O. [325] Mali K003375833 Yes
Labat, J.-N.; Boumediena, A.I.; Mohamed Vall, A.; Soule, A.; Souleymane, G. [3954] Mauritania K003375816 Yes
Bartha, R. [71] Niger K003375837 Yes
Malato-Beliz; Guerra, J.A. [251] Cabo Verde K003375814 Yes
[A, Luc Sierral] [2683] Burma K003943426 Yes
s.coll. [59] India K003943388 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [10168] Pakistan K003943363 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Bazara'a, M.; Guarino, L.; Kassim, N. [M10206] Yemen K003942712 Yes
Farrow, R.A. [80] Mali K003375826 Yes
Norris, J.J. [8] Pakistan K003943370 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [RIY-13730] Pakistan K003943364 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8450] Oman K003942716 Yes
Gabr-Sohir, M. [6054] Egypt K003942724 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003943389 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [18840] India K003943405 Yes
Perrotet [1272] India K003943395 Yes
Sahel [6131] Niger K003375840 Yes
[Stoliczka] [s.n.] India K003943420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003943390 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Pakistan K003943377 Yes
Trott, A.C. [106] Saudi Arabia K003942707 Yes
Moss, N. [s.n.] Oman K003942715 Yes
Herb Wight [1736] India K003943396 Yes
Herb. Wight [1736] India K003943410 Yes

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