Poaceae
Tragus

Tragus koelerioides Asch.

First published in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 20: xxx (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smook, L. [2148] South Africa K003920182 Yes
Pole Evans, I.B. [70] South Africa K003920167 Yes
Dony, J.G.; Dony, C.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003335406 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C. [70] Botswana K003920160 Yes
Comins, D.M. [610] South Africa K003920205 Yes
s.coll. [15007] South Africa K003920166 Yes
Ferrar, E. [s.n.] South Africa K003920206 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [4755] Lesotho K003920197 Yes
Drège South Africa K000255466 Type Yes
Drège South Africa K000255473 Type Yes
Riese [s.n.] K003335409 Yes
Smith, C.A. [5293] South Africa K003920187 Yes
Ferrar, E. [6085] South Africa K003920202 Yes
Crook, A.O. [2410] South Africa K003920163 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1739] South Africa K003920198 Yes
Baur, R. [944] South Africa K000255469 Type Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6101] South Africa K003920210 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [82] South Africa K003920171 Yes
Baur, R. South Africa K000255462 Type Yes
Dony, J.G.; Dony, C.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003335405 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [3119] South Africa K003920193 Yes
Smith, C.A. [5500] South Africa K003920190 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [987] Lesotho K003920211 No
Appleton, A.F. [105] South Africa K003920194 Yes
Burchell [2094] South Africa K000255464 Type Yes
Paton, M. [s.n.] South Africa K003920172 Yes
Pole Evans, I.B. [2386] South Africa K003920164 Yes
Bolus, H. [10] South Africa K003920174 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [14200] United Kingdom K003335407 Yes
Smith, C.A. [5500] South Africa K003920184 Yes
Everett, W. [44] South Africa K003920168 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2199] South Africa K003920177 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1110] South Africa K003920195 Yes
Tuck, W. South Africa K000255463 Type Yes
Cooke, O. [4931] South Africa K003920173 Yes
Zeyher South Africa K000255468 Type Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2388] South Africa K003920178 Yes
Potgieter, M. [15997] South Africa K003920203 Yes
Bowker [154] South Africa K000255465 Type Yes
Smith, C.A. [5230] South Africa K003920185 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [2238] South Africa K003920162 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [13742] Zimbabwe K003920157 Yes
Smith, C.A. [3941] South Africa K003920186 Yes
Woolley Dod [1088] South Africa K000255470 Type Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3346] Botswana K003920158 Yes
Verdoorn, I.C. [1508] South Africa K003920169 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3593] South Africa K003920200 Yes
Story, R. [1038] South Africa K003920183 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [8761] South Africa K003920209 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [987] Lesotho K003920212 No
Goosseus, A.P. [966] South Africa K003920188 Yes
Retief; Germishuizen [307] South Africa K003920208 Yes
Werger, M.J.A. [213] South Africa K003920192 Yes
du Toit, E. [s.n.] South Africa K003920196 Yes
Story, R. [1038] South Africa K003920199 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2506] South Africa K003920165 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2339] South Africa K003920176 Yes
Burchell [1977] South Africa K000255461 Type Yes
J. P. H. [Oveaue] [s.n.] South Africa K003920170 Yes
Smook, L. [002786] South Africa K003920181 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [987] Lesotho K003920213 No
Pole Evans, I.B. [2445] South Africa K003920161 Yes
Retief; Germishuizen [385] South Africa K003920207 Yes
Graham, R.A.; Dony, J.G. [1407] United Kingdom K003335408 Yes
Fasseaux, W. [3] Belgium K003335410 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2164] South Africa K003920179 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2233] South Africa K003920180 Yes
Pole Evans, I.B. [H13570] South Africa K003920189 Yes
Buchanan [127] South Africa K000255472 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pocock, M.A. [s.n.] South Africa K003920204 Yes
Bolus, H [359] South Africa K000255471 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, C.A. [5523] South Africa K003920191 Yes
Smook, L. [3874] South Africa K003920201 Yes
Cooper, T. [777] South Africa K000255467 Type Yes
Brueckner, A. [1135] South Africa K003920175 Yes

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